Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CKX8DAB5103 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections10
of 11
First seenMay 28, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1FUJA6CKX8DAB5103
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 17, 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
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
AB5103

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 · May 28, 2024 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026TXIII · Driver-only5OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Sep 17, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Jul 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around13OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Mar 18, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4OOSAPG EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 40971781M74101/TX
Feb 28, 2025TXI · Full17OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 4131854NONE/TX
Feb 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around16OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around10MULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Oct 21, 2024TXI · Full8OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Oct 15, 2024TXI · Full17OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
Oct 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
May 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSMULATA TRUCKING LLC 41318541M74101/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MULATA TRUCKING LLC4131854May 28, 2024Mar 12, 202610TX
APG EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC4097178Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251TX
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.
1M74101TXMULATA TRUCKING LLCMay 28, 2024Mar 12, 20269
1M74101TXAPG EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLCMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
NONETXMULATA TRUCKING LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026