Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG31LJ21496 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 5, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 30, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1FUJA6CG31LJ21496
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
J21496

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
2001

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Jul 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around7SALDIVAR HAULING LLC 42157971M97244/TX
Jul 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around5SALDIVAR HAULING LLC 42157971M12545/TX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSSALDIVAR HAULING LLC 42157971M12545/TX
Dec 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ESTEBAN SALDIVAR 35816691M12545/TX
Oct 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ESTEBAN SALDIVAR 35816691M12545/TX
Sep 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around5ESTEBAN SALDIVAR 35816691M12545/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALDIVAR HAULING LLC4215797Jun 25, 2024Jul 30, 20243TX
ESTEBAN SALDIVAR3581669Sep 5, 2023Dec 11, 20233TX
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.
1M97244TXSALDIVAR HAULING LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
1M12545TXSALDIVAR HAULING LLCJun 25, 2024Jul 2, 20242
1M12545TXESTEBAN SALDIVARSep 5, 2023Dec 11, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026