Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG83LK23749 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenNov 15, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 24, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
1FUJA6CG83LK23749
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 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
K23749

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Jun 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSJBL XPRESS TRANSPORT LLC 436653572S206N/TX
Jan 31, 2025TXI · Full20OOSJBL TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC 420046698T931M/TX
Oct 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSMEJIA CARRIERS LLC 32401381M78471/TX
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MEJIA CARRIERS LLC 32401381M78471/TX
Aug 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around8MEJIA CARRIERS LLC 32401381M78471/TX
May 7, 2024TXIV · Special0MEJIA CARRIERS LLC 32401381M78471/TX
Apr 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSMEJIA CARRIERS LLC 32401381M78471/TX
Nov 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around8EXPRESS GRAVEL SERVICE LLC 27812681M78471/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JBL XPRESS TRANSPORT LLC4366535Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251TX
JBL TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC4200466Jan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251TX
MEJIA CARRIERS LLC3240138Apr 4, 2024Oct 15, 20245TX
EXPRESS GRAVEL SERVICE LLC2781268Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231TX
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.
72S206NTXJBL XPRESS TRANSPORT LLCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
98T931MTXJBL TRUCKING EXPRESS LLCJan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251
1M78471TXMEJIA CARRIERS LLCApr 4, 2024Oct 15, 20245
1M78471TXEXPRESS GRAVEL SERVICE LLCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026