Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUBF9DE77LW71040 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 112
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenSep 15, 2025
NJ
Last seenJun 12, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1FUBF9DE77LW71040
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BF9DE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
W71040

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 · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 112

Sourced label · prefix basis 34 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
2007

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
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Sep 15, 2025 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026NJII · Walk-around3PAK-AM TRANSIT INC 601062AW156V/NJ
May 1, 2026NJI · Full8OOSPAK-AM TRANSIT INC 601062AW156V/NJ
May 1, 2026NJI · Full8OOSPAK-AM TRANSIT INC 601062AW156V/NJ
Sep 15, 2025NJI · Full9OOSCAN AM TRANSIT INC 1043536AW156V/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAK-AM TRANSIT INC601062May 1, 2026Jun 12, 20263PA
CAN AM TRANSIT INC1043536Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251NJ
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.
AW156VNJ1PAK-AM TRANSIT INCMay 1, 2026Jun 12, 20263
AW156VNJCAN AM TRANSIT INCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026