Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG4GDHB8166 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen04/16/2024
MD
Last seen01/12/2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
3ALXA7CG4GDHB8166
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 · 04/16/2024 – 01/12/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/12/2026KYIII · Driver-only4—HELU EXPRESS LLC 3652767A001583/SC
05/16/2025SCIII · Driver-only1—MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168A001583/SC
04/21/2025TXII · Walk-around2—MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168A001583/SC
05/27/2024OHIII · Driver-only1—ANT TRANSPORT LLC 3471759A001583/SC
04/16/2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSANT TRANSPORT LLC 3471759P761175/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELU EXPRESS LLC365276701/12/202601/12/20261TX
MELODY TRUCKING LLC373216804/21/202505/16/20252CA
ANT TRANSPORT LLC347175904/16/202405/27/20242TX
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.
A001583SC—HELU EXPRESS LLC01/12/2026 → 01/12/20261
A001583SC—MELODY TRUCKING LLC04/21/2025 → 05/16/20252
A001583SC—ANT TRANSPORT LLC05/27/2024 → 05/27/20241
P761175SC—ANT TRANSPORT LLC04/16/2024 → 04/16/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/03/2026