Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK69LAD2746 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenMar 13, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
1FUJA6CK69LAD2746
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 19, 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
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AD2746

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 · Mar 13, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSRUBEN B LONGORIA 424735486M723N/TX
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around6RUBEN B LONGORIA 424735483R692N/TX
Mar 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around10RUBEN B LONGORIA 4247354TMP95BNR/TX
Feb 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSRUBEN B LONGORIA 4247354TMP95BNR/TX
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around4RUBEN B LONGORIA 4247354TMP95BNR/TX
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN B LONGORIA 4247354TMP43BNR/TX
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSRUBEN B LONGORIA 4247354TMP43BNR/TX
Jul 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSKNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 124606415R227N/TX
Mar 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around8KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC 124606439W785V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUBEN B LONGORIA4247354Dec 31, 2025Apr 28, 20267TX
KNOWLES TRUCKING LLC1246064Mar 13, 2025Jul 6, 20252OK
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.
86M723NTXRUBEN B LONGORIAApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
83R692NTXRUBEN B LONGORIAApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
TMP95BNRTXRUBEN B LONGORIAJan 21, 2026Mar 4, 20263
TMP43BNRTXRUBEN B LONGORIADec 31, 2025Jan 12, 20262
15R227NTXKNOWLES TRUCKING LLCJul 6, 2025Jul 6, 20251
39W785VTXKNOWLES TRUCKING LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026