Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK78DY71914 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenSep 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1FUJA6CK78DY71914
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 18, 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
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Y71914

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026USIII · Driver-only1JUAN MIGUEL HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ 288671730ES8S/MX
Jul 29, 2026TXI · Full1JUAN MIGUEL HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ 288671730ES8S/MX
Oct 28, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Oct 14, 2025TXI · Full2EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Sep 29, 2025TXI · Full3EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Sep 22, 2025USI · Full1EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
May 14, 2025USI · Full0EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Jan 6, 2025USI · Full0EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Oct 2, 2024USI · Full0EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 25331052533105/MX
Sep 25, 2024TXI · Full2EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Mar 6, 2024TXI · Full16OOSEFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
Sep 13, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV 253310503EM1D/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN MIGUEL HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ2886717Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20262TA
EFT EXPRESS SA DE CV2533105Sep 13, 2023Oct 28, 202510TA
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.
30ES8SMX1JUAN MIGUEL HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20262
03EM1DMXEFT EXPRESS SA DE CVSep 13, 2023Oct 28, 20259
2533105MXEFT EXPRESS SA DE CVOct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026