Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6DE26LW96435 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenDec 10, 2024
MS
Last seenMar 25, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
1FUJA6DE26LW96435
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
Jun 19, 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
JA6DE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
W96435

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 · 250 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 250 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 250 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 · Dec 10, 2024 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026MSII · Walk-around5CHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905S2412HY/TN
Mar 20, 2026MSII · Walk-around5OOSCHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905S1428HY/TN
Mar 2, 2026MSI · Full6OOSCHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905S1428HY/TN
Jan 20, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0CHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905A1428HY/TN
Dec 1, 2025TNII · Walk-around4OOSCHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905S1428HY/TN
Oct 20, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0CHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905S1428HY/TN
Aug 8, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0CHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 379290551428HY/TN
May 23, 2025TNII · Walk-around3CHARLES PHILIP QUALLS 3792905S1428HY/TN
Dec 10, 2024MSII · Walk-around04HIM LLC 3983606T1933HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHARLES PHILIP QUALLS3792905May 23, 2025Mar 25, 20268TN
4HIM LLC3983606Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241TN
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.
S2412HYTNCHARLES PHILIP QUALLSMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
S1428HYTNCHARLES PHILIP QUALLSMay 23, 2025Mar 20, 20265
A1428HYTNCHARLES PHILIP QUALLSJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
51428HYTNCHARLES PHILIP QUALLSAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
T1933HYTN4HIM LLCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026