Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG2GDGS5179 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen12/13/2023
NC
Last seen03/04/2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7CG2GDGS5179
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/03/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 12/13/2023 – 03/04/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/04/2025TXII · Walk-around9—KUFFLER TRUCKING INC 802849P275858/LA
09/02/2024TNI · Full1—MSDI OF FLORIDA INC 2176244P275858/LA
05/13/2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSMSDI OF FLORIDA INC 2176244P275858/LA
01/10/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—CLIFFS LLC 3886633P275858/LA
12/13/2023NCIII · Driver-only0—CLIFFS LLC 3886633P275858/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KUFFLER TRUCKING INC80284903/04/202503/04/20251AL
MSDI OF FLORIDA INC217624405/13/202409/02/20242AL
CLIFFS LLC388663312/13/202301/10/20242LA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P275858LA—KUFFLER TRUCKING INC03/04/2025 → 03/04/20251
P275858LA—MSDI OF FLORIDA INC05/13/2024 → 09/02/20242
P275858LA—CLIFFS LLC12/13/2023 → 01/10/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/03/2026