Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK94LN12550 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJun 21, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 22, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1FUJA6CK94LN12550
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
N12550

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 · Jun 21, 2024 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSGNN LOGISTICS INC 28887851N61636/TX
Aug 27, 2025TXI · Full24OOSGNN LOGISTICS INC 28887851N61636/TX
Apr 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLC 25226611N61636/TX
Mar 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around11M&J TRANSPORT LINES LLC 252266143P994M/TX
Feb 12, 2025TXI · Full21OOSM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLC 252266184R916M/TX
Nov 25, 2024TXI · Full13OOSM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLC 252266186R853M/TX
Jun 21, 2024TXI · Full8ELITE LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION LLC 417413917U493M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GNN LOGISTICS INC2888785Aug 27, 2025Oct 22, 20252VA
M&J TRANSPORT LINES LLC2522661Nov 25, 2024Apr 1, 20254TX
ELITE LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION LLC4174139Jun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241TX
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.
1N61636TXGNN LOGISTICS INCAug 27, 2025Oct 22, 20252
1N61636TXM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLCApr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251
43P994MTXM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLCMar 19, 2025Mar 19, 20251
84R916MTXM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
86R853MTXM&J TRANSPORT LINES LLCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
17U493MTXELITE LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026