Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG54LM74083 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenDec 20, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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
1FUJA6CG54LM74083
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M74083

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
2004

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around1HAPPY ROAD TRANSPORT INC 3861144R828947/TX
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around0HAPPY ROAD TRANSPORT INC 3861144R828947/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around0HAPPY ROAD TRANSPORT INC 3861144R828947/TX
Feb 10, 2026TXI · Full4HAPPY ROAD TRANSPORT INC 3861144R828947/TX
Nov 6, 2024MSII · Walk-around1RAYO LOGISTICS INC 2500686R629645/TX
Oct 18, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0RAYO LOGISTICS INC 2500686R629645/TX
Aug 19, 2024COIII · Driver-only6OOSRAYO LOGISTICS INC 2500686R629645/TX
Jun 20, 2024OKI · Full3OOSRAYO LOGISTICS INC 2500686R629645/TX
Feb 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RAYO LOGISTICS INC 2500686R629645/TX
Dec 20, 2023ARII · Walk-around1RAYO LOGISTICS INC 2500686R629645/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAPPY ROAD TRANSPORT INC3861144Feb 10, 2026Apr 8, 20264TX
RAYO LOGISTICS INC2500686Dec 20, 2023Nov 6, 20246TX
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.
R828947TXHAPPY ROAD TRANSPORT INCFeb 10, 2026Apr 8, 20264
R629645TXRAYO LOGISTICS INCDec 20, 2023Nov 6, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026