Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6DE97LW23578 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 6
First seenAug 15, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1FUJA6DE97LW23578
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
JA6DE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
W23578

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 15, 2023 – Feb 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 27, 2026TXI · Full18OOS579 KUMBA EXPRESS LLC 453512613X226W/TX
Feb 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSD&R TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 441448132S574N/TX
Nov 13, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2OOSSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLC 392695398U836M/TX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around15OOSSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLC 392695362M522M/TX
Apr 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLC 392695362M522M/TX
Aug 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOSSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLC 392695366T232M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
579 KUMBA EXPRESS LLC4535126Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261TX
D&R TRUCKING SERVICES LLC4414481Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261TX
STANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLC3926953Aug 15, 2023Nov 13, 20244TX
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.
13X226WTX579 KUMBA EXPRESS LLCFeb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261
32S574NTXD&R TRUCKING SERVICES LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
98U836MTXSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
62M522MTXSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 19, 2024Sep 11, 20242
66T232MTXSTANG J&R TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026