Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG43LK56862 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenAug 10, 2023
AR
Last seenDec 9, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
1FUJA6CG43LK56862
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
K56862

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
2003

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Dec 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around2OOSUNITED EXPRESS CARGO INC 4026063P1301222/IL
Aug 12, 2025KYI · Full2VIPER FREIGHT LLC 3333487P1301222/IL
Jul 1, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3VIPER FREIGHT LLC 3333487P1301222/IL
May 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2VIPER FREIGHT LLC 3333487P1285947/IL
Apr 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1BINGO LOGISTICS INC 2782444SPG508412/IL
Apr 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0VIPER FREIGHT LLC 3333487SPG508412/IL
Mar 13, 2024TNI · Full3OOSCARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP 2929234P1069276/UK
Jan 1, 2024TNII · Walk-around2CARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP 2929234P1069276/IL
Dec 18, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0CARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP 2929234P1069276/IL
Oct 12, 2023PAII · Walk-around1CARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP 2929234P1069276/IL
Sep 20, 2023TNI · Full5OOSCARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP 2929234P1069276/IL
Aug 10, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0CARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP 2929234P1069276/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITED EXPRESS CARGO INC4026063Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251IL
VIPER FREIGHT LLC3333487Apr 18, 2025Aug 12, 20254IL
BINGO LOGISTICS INC2782444Apr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251IL
CARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORP2929234Aug 10, 2023Mar 13, 20246IL
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.
P1301222ILUNITED EXPRESS CARGO INCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
P1301222ILVIPER FREIGHT LLCJul 1, 2025Aug 12, 20252
P1285947ILVIPER FREIGHT LLCMay 11, 2025May 11, 20251
SPG508412ILBINGO LOGISTICS INCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
SPG508412ILVIPER FREIGHT LLCApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
P1069276UKCARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORPMar 13, 2024Mar 13, 20241
P1069276ILCARGOTRANS INTERNATIONAL CORPAug 10, 2023Jan 1, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026