Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7BD6JDJM0748 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 21, 2023
OH
Last seenDec 17, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7BD6JDJM0748
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA7BD

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
JM0748

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Columbia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 21, 2023 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC 122443AH16251/PA
Aug 19, 2025PAII · Walk-around0P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC 122443AH16251/PA
Jun 21, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0GREEN LINES TRANSPORTATION INC 216364PWE9863/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC122443Aug 19, 2025Dec 17, 20252OH
GREEN LINES TRANSPORTATION INC216364Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AH16251PAP I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INCAug 19, 2025Dec 17, 20252
PWE9863OHGREEN LINES TRANSPORTATION INCJun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026