Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK27LW28306 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 25, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 24, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJA6CK27LW28306
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2007
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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
W28306

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 · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7,803 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
2007

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Sep 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
Apr 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ALAMO TRANSIT COMPANY 19418981N53240/TX
Dec 11, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1SADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
Oct 20, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1SADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
Oct 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around11OOSSADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
Sep 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around3SADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
Jul 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SADDLE HAUL LLC 32698341N53240/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SADDLE HAUL LLC3269834Jul 25, 2023Sep 24, 20257TX
ALAMO TRANSIT COMPANY1941898Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241TX
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.
1N53240TXSADDLE HAUL LLCJul 25, 2023Sep 24, 20257
1N53240TXALAMO TRANSIT COMPANYApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026