Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK74LN60838 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 13, 2023
WA
Last seenJan 7, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 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
1FUJA6CK74LN60838
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
N60838

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
2004

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026WAII · Walk-around3EXPLORER TRANSPORT INC 248605196458P/BC
May 8, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0TAJVEER TRANSPORT LTD 236810186550P/BC
Mar 20, 2025SDII · Walk-around3OOSTAJVEER TRANSPORT LTD 236810186550P/BC
Jan 20, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1TAJVEER TRANSPORT LTD 236810186550P/BC
Jul 25, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1TAJVEER TRANSPORT LTD 236810186550P/BC
Nov 6, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0PILLARS TRANSPORT 2015 INC 263651682492P/BC
Sep 29, 2023WAII · Walk-around3PILLARS TRANSPORT 2015 INC 263651682492P/BC
Sep 13, 2023WAI · Full10PILLARS TRANSPORT 2015 INC 263651682492P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPLORER TRANSPORT INC2486051Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261BC
TAJVEER TRANSPORT LTD2368101Jul 25, 2024May 8, 20254BC
PILLARS TRANSPORT 2015 INC2636516Sep 13, 2023Nov 6, 20233BC
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.
96458PBCEXPLORER TRANSPORT INCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
86550PBCTAJVEER TRANSPORT LTDJul 25, 2024May 8, 20254
82492PBCPILLARS TRANSPORT 2015 INCSep 13, 2023Nov 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026