Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK59LAD3158 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenNov 7, 2023
NC
Last seenDec 13, 2025
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
1FUJA6CK59LAD3158
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2009
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
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AD3158

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
2009

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 · Nov 7, 2023 – Dec 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 13, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0ALEX TRANS LLC 4015030DF48DT/FL
May 8, 2025NYI · Full14OOSDR23 LOGISTIC INC 3965759XE072J/FL
Apr 16, 2024NCIII · Driver-only4OOSM L & F TRANSPORTATION LLC 2554492C257AB/GA
Dec 11, 2023GAI · Full4OOSAMERICAN BULLY TRANSPORTATION CORP 3866087C879EB/GA
Nov 7, 2023NCIII · Driver-only2OOSAMERICAN BULLY TRANSPORTATION CORP 3866087C879EB/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALEX TRANS LLC4015030Dec 13, 2025Dec 13, 20251SC
DR23 LOGISTIC INC3965759May 8, 2025May 8, 20251FL
M L & F TRANSPORTATION LLC2554492Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241GA
AMERICAN BULLY TRANSPORTATION CORP3866087Nov 7, 2023Dec 11, 20232GA
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.
DF48DTFLALEX TRANS LLCDec 13, 2025Dec 13, 20251
XE072JFLDR23 LOGISTIC INCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
C257ABGAM L & F TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
C879EBGAAMERICAN BULLY TRANSPORTATION CORPNov 7, 2023Dec 11, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026