Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK57LX73694 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenFeb 20, 2024
SC
Last seenApr 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJA6CK57LX73694
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
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
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
X73694

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0V&J HAULING LLC 1569201ZB71788/NC
Apr 6, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1OOSV&J HAULING LLC 1569201ZB71788/NC
Jul 8, 2025VAII · Walk-around12OOSBIG C TRUCKING & HAULING LLC 4351858VW4313/NC
Jan 21, 2025NCII · Walk-around4RHONES LOGISTICS LLC 4071146VV4369/ME
Nov 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around3OOSRHONES LOGISTICS LLC 4071146VV4369/NC
Jun 26, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RHONES LOGISTICS LLC 4071146VV4369/NC
Feb 20, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1928754NS5974/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
V&J HAULING LLC1569201Apr 6, 2026Apr 17, 20262NC
BIG C TRUCKING & HAULING LLC4351858Jul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251NC
RHONES LOGISTICS LLC4071146Jun 26, 2024Jan 21, 20253NC
FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC1928754Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 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.
ZB71788NCV&J HAULING LLCApr 6, 2026Apr 17, 20262
VW4313NCBIG C TRUCKING & HAULING LLCJul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251
VV4369MERHONES LOGISTICS LLCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
VV4369NCRHONES LOGISTICS LLCJun 26, 2024Nov 14, 20242
NS5974NCFIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026