Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK55LV37687 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenMay 1, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 26, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
1FUJA6CK55LV37687
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 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
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
V37687

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 1, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2SHERRARD INDUSTRIES LLC 4139833K815463/AR
Aug 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1ANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC 3446248K815463/AR
Jul 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC 3446248K815463/AR
Jun 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC 3446248K815463/AR
May 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around18OOSANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC 3446248K815463/AR
Mar 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC 3446248K815463/AR
Feb 26, 2025ARII · Walk-around17OOSANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC 3446248K815463/AR
May 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around1THOMPSON DISCOUNT MOVERS LLC 3876006R173932/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHERRARD INDUSTRIES LLC4139833Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261TX
ANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLC3446248Feb 26, 2025Aug 15, 20256AR
THOMPSON DISCOUNT MOVERS LLC3876006May 1, 2024May 1, 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.
K815463ARSHERRARD INDUSTRIES LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
K815463ARANDREWS ELITE TRUCKING LLCFeb 26, 2025Aug 15, 20256
R173932TXTHOMPSON DISCOUNT MOVERS LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026