Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK36LW37966 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 26, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 30, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1FUJA6CK36LW37966
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 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
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
W37966

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSUNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC 21569181M08475/TX
Jun 30, 2025TXI · Full2UNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC 21569181M08475/TX
Apr 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around4M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781M08475/TX
Aug 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around2M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781M08475/TX
Jun 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781M08475/TX
Feb 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781M08475/TX
Jan 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781M08475/TX
Oct 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around1M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781M08475/TX
Jun 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around2M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC 3383781MO8475/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC2156918Jun 30, 2025Dec 30, 20252TX
M & L TRUCK LEASING CO INC338378Jun 26, 2023Apr 30, 20257TX
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.
1M08475TXUNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INCJun 30, 2025Dec 30, 20252
1M08475TXM & L TRUCK LEASING CO INCOct 10, 2023Apr 30, 20256
1MO8475TXM & L TRUCK LEASING CO INCJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026