Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK68LZ06822 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJul 17, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1FUJA6CK68LZ06822
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 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
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
Z06822

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 17, 2023 – Apr 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around17OOSBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLC 412531526Y824V/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around18OOSBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLC 4125315NONE/TX
Feb 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around14OOSBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLC 4125315NONE/OT
Feb 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around20OOSBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLC 412531553X706V/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOSJG GUERRERO LLC 402944655N361M/TX
Dec 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around3JG GUERRERO LLC 402944664N367M/TX
Jul 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around12JG GUERRERO LLC 402944673U187M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLC4125315Feb 4, 2025Apr 15, 20254TX
JG GUERRERO LLC4029446Jul 17, 2023Dec 28, 20233TX
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.
26Y824VTXBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLCApr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251
NONETXBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
NONEOTBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
53X706VTXBROTHERS GARZA TRUCKING LLCFeb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251
55N361MTXJG GUERRERO LLCDec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231
64N367MTXJG GUERRERO LLCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
73U187MTXJG GUERRERO LLCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026