Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK57LX74229 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 24, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 28, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1FUJA6CK57LX74229
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 28, 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
X74229

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 · Dec 24, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2L M P TRANSPORT LLC 3031530K814242/AR
Feb 20, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1L M P TRANSPORT LLC 3031530K814242/AR
Feb 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSL M P TRANSPORT LLC 3031530K814242/AR
Nov 3, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2L M P TRANSPORT LLC 3031530K814242/AR
Dec 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around6MELTON EXPRESS LLC 4237540K814242/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L M P TRANSPORT LLC3031530Nov 3, 2025May 28, 20264AR
MELTON EXPRESS LLC4237540Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 20241AR
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.
K814242ARL M P TRANSPORT LLCNov 3, 2025May 28, 20264
K814242ARMELTON EXPRESS LLCDec 24, 2024Dec 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026