Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK68LAC2958 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 5, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 14, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1FUJA6CK68LAC2958
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
AC2958

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
2008

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSM OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Oct 13, 2025NCII · Walk-around7M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Oct 6, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Sep 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Jul 17, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Feb 26, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Feb 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC 4279133ZB68168/NC
Jul 16, 2024NCI · Full2G&S LOGGING LLC 3683057ZB65983/NC
Dec 6, 2023NCII · Walk-around4G&S LOGGING LLC 3683057ZB65912/NC
Aug 24, 2023NCI · Full3G&S LOGGING LLC 3683057ZB65912/NC
Jul 5, 2023NCII · Walk-around2G&S LOGGING LLC 3683057ZB65912/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M OCHOA TRUCKING LLC4279133Feb 12, 2025Nov 14, 20257NC
G&S LOGGING LLC3683057Jul 5, 2023Jul 16, 20244NC
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.
ZB68168NCM OCHOA TRUCKING LLCFeb 12, 2025Nov 14, 20257
ZB65983NCG&S LOGGING LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
ZB65912NCG&S LOGGING LLCJul 5, 2023Dec 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026