Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK55LU86143 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenMay 30, 2024
TX
Last seenDec 30, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 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
1FUJA6CK55LU86143
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U86143

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
2005

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 · May 30, 2024 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Dec 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Dec 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSOLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Nov 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSOLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Sep 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Aug 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSOLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Aug 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36609/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ARVEL BOLDING 32673561N36499/TX
May 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC 37627481N36499/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLC3762748May 30, 2024Dec 30, 20259TX
ARVEL BOLDING3267356Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 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.
1N36609TXOLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLCAug 5, 2025Dec 30, 20258
1N36499TXARVEL BOLDINGOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
1N36499TXOLD BALLINGER TRUCKING LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026