Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CKX7LW28053 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJul 26, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 20, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
1FUJA6CKX7LW28053
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2007
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
W28053

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
2007

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jun 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0SHORT MOUNTAIN TRUCKING INC 370744U992HY/TN
Aug 6, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1GHORLEY TRUCKING LLC 3058154C927EI/GA
Jan 29, 2024TNI · Full3OOSALBERT LOFTY 1523267C927EI/GA
Nov 29, 2023TNI · Full14OOSALBERT LOFTY 1523267C927EI/GA
Sep 15, 2023ALII · Walk-around1OOSALBERT LOFTY 1523267C927EI/GA
Jul 26, 2023TNII · Walk-around3OOSALBERT LOFTY 1523267C927EI/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORT MOUNTAIN TRUCKING INC370744Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251TN
GHORLEY TRUCKING LLC3058154Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241TN
ALBERT LOFTY1523267Jul 26, 2023Jan 29, 20244GA
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.
U992HYTNSHORT MOUNTAIN TRUCKING INCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
C927EIGAGHORLEY TRUCKING LLCAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
C927EIGAALBERT LOFTYJul 26, 2023Jan 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026