Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG05LN68177 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections26
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 26
First seenJan 30, 2024
US
Last seenJul 1, 2026
TX
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CG05LN68177
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
N68177

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 · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,742 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
2005

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 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026TXI · Full1MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jun 24, 2026TXI · Full1MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
May 8, 2026TXI · Full0MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Apr 28, 2026USI · Full6OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Feb 3, 2026TXI · Full1MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jan 16, 2026TXI · Full4OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jan 7, 2026USI · Full6MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Nov 5, 2025USIII · Driver-only0MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Oct 7, 2025TXI · Full3MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Sep 4, 2025TXI · Full0MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jul 24, 2025TXI · Full1MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jul 22, 2025TXI · Full3OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jun 12, 2025TXI · Full1MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Jun 3, 2025USI · Full5OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
May 27, 2025USI · Full3MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
May 19, 2025TXI · Full4MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
May 8, 2025USI · Full9OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086533ES9M/MX
Aug 16, 2024TXI · Full2EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Aug 15, 2024TXI · Full4EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Jul 10, 2024USI · Full0EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Jul 3, 2024USI · Full1EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Jun 14, 2024TXI · Full2OOSEFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Jun 11, 2024TXI · Full3OOSEFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
May 8, 2024USI · Full3OOSEFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Apr 9, 2024TXI · Full4OOSEFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/MX
Jan 30, 2024USI · Full2EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 2533105166SV1/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO3250865May 8, 2025Jul 1, 202617TA
EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV2533105Jan 30, 2024Aug 16, 20249TA
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.
33ES9MMX1MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADOMay 8, 2025Jul 1, 202617
166SV1MXEFT EXPRESS SA DE CVApr 9, 2024Aug 16, 20248
166SV1TAEFT EXPRESS SA DE CVJan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026