Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK96LU31972 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 17
First seenFeb 12, 2025
US
Last seenNov 17, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6CK96LU31972
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
U31972

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
2006

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 · Feb 12, 2025 – Nov 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around2FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSFRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Oct 10, 2025TXI · Full3OOSFRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Sep 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Aug 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Aug 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Aug 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around2FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 15710241N71994/TX
Aug 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 15710241N71994/TX
Jul 9, 2025TXI · Full2FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 15710241N71994/TX
Jul 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 15710241N71994/TX
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around2FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Jun 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSFRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 15710241N71994/TX
May 20, 2025USI · Full0FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Mar 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSFRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA 157102461ES1R/MX
Mar 7, 2025TXI · Full3TRANSCARGO LOADGISTICS LLC 39721681N71994/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXI · Full6TRANSCARGO LOADGISTICS LLC 39721681N71994/TX
Feb 12, 2025USI · Full5OOSTRANSCARGO LOADGISTICS LLC 397216861ES1R/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDA1571024Mar 21, 2025Nov 17, 202514CH
TRANSCARGO LOADGISTICS LLC3972168Feb 12, 2025Mar 7, 20253TX
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.
61ES1RMX1FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDAMar 21, 2025Nov 17, 20259
1N71994TX1FRANCISCO PARTIDA ZEPEDAJun 11, 2025Aug 14, 20255
1N71994TXTRANSCARGO LOADGISTICS LLCFeb 27, 2025Mar 7, 20252
61ES1RMXTRANSCARGO LOADGISTICS LLCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026