Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK27LY78757 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenDec 19, 2023
MI
Last seenMay 12, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
1FUJA6CK27LY78757
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
Nov 1, 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
Y78757

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 · Dec 19, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026MII · Full2OOSC&K TRUCKING LLC 5408643670473/IN
May 12, 2026MII · Full2OOSC&K TRUCKING LLC 5408643670473/IN
Jan 8, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—GREAT NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION CO 424634RC54442/MI
Jan 5, 2026INII · Walk-around3—GREAT NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION CO 424634RC54442/MI
Dec 11, 2025MIII · Walk-around2—GREAT NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION CO 424634RC54442/MI
Aug 14, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1—GREAT NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION CO 424634RC54442/MI
Jun 25, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAW0357/MN
Jan 23, 2024MIII · Walk-around2—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAW0357/MN
Dec 27, 2023MIII · Walk-around1—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAW0357/MN
Dec 19, 2023MIII · Walk-around3—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 764739PAW0357/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C&K TRUCKING LLC540864May 12, 2026May 12, 20262IL
GREAT NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION CO424634Aug 14, 2025Jan 8, 20264MI
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC764739Dec 19, 2023Jun 25, 20254MN
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.
3670473IN1C&K TRUCKING LLCMay 12, 2026 → May 12, 20262
RC54442MI—GREAT NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION COAug 14, 2025 → Jan 8, 20264
PAW0357MN—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCDec 19, 2023 → Jun 25, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026