Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK36LV38273 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 13, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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
1FUJA6CK36LV38273
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
V38273

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
2006

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 13, 2024 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC 27244081N86587/TX
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSTONY E M TRUCKING LLC 25903501N86587/TX
Aug 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSAMERICA STAR LLC 363152885T283N/TX
May 8, 2025TXIV · Special2AMERICA STAR LLC 363152881P119N/TX
Jan 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around8AMERICA STAR LLC 3631528R253164/TX
Aug 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSAMERICA STAR LLC 363152847M696M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC2724408Mar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261IN
TONY E M TRUCKING LLC2590350Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261TX
AMERICA STAR LLC3631528Aug 13, 2024Aug 8, 20254TX
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.
1N86587TXALCS TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261
1N86587TXTONY E M TRUCKING LLCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
85T283NTXAMERICA STAR LLCAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
81P119NTXAMERICA STAR LLCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
R253164TXAMERICA STAR LLCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
47M696MTXAMERICA STAR LLCAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026