Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK68LZ86087 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJun 21, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 6, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
1FUJA6CK68LZ86087
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
Jul 5, 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
Z86087

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 · Jun 21, 2024 – Mar 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around4MONEY WAY LLC 436186651U914M/TX
Feb 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSICP MANZANILLO TRUCKING LLC 3290829FS4715/IA
Aug 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around13OOSKAREL TRUCKING LLC 2327042FS4715/IA
Jun 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSKAREL TRUCKING LLC 2327042NONE/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MONEY WAY LLC4361866Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251TX
ICP MANZANILLO TRUCKING LLC3290829Feb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251TX
KAREL TRUCKING LLC2327042Jun 21, 2024Aug 8, 20242TX
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.
51U914MTXMONEY WAY LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
FS4715IAICP MANZANILLO TRUCKING LLCFeb 3, 2025Feb 3, 20251
FS4715IAKAREL TRUCKING LLCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
NONETXKAREL TRUCKING LLCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026