Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK99LAD3101 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenApr 18, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJA6CK99LAD3101
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 22, 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
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AD3101

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 · Apr 18, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026TXI · Full3OOSBABY BULL TRUCKING LLC 3189646R852851/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BABY BULL TRUCKING LLC 3189646R733520/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BABY BULL TRUCKING LLC 3189646R733520/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BABY BULL TRUCKING LLC 3189646R733520/TX
Dec 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSJ D EXPRESS INC 2399905R733520/TX
Nov 19, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1J D EXPRESS INC 2399905R733520/TX
Apr 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSJ D EXPRESS INC 2399905R617420/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BABY BULL TRUCKING LLC3189646Jun 11, 2026Jun 18, 20264TX
J D EXPRESS INC2399905Apr 18, 2024Dec 16, 20253TX
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.
R852851TX1BABY BULL TRUCKING LLCJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
R733520TX1BABY BULL TRUCKING LLCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20263
R733520TXJ D EXPRESS INCNov 19, 2024Dec 16, 20252
R617420TXJ D EXPRESS INCApr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026