Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6DR89DAC1947 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 1, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 26, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FUJA6DR89DAC1947
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 21, 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
JA6DR

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
AC1947

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 · 94 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 94 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 94 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 · Sep 1, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026ALIII · Driver-only5OOSLEONARD BOWLES JR INC 4264969C218EX/GA
Oct 31, 2025SCI · Full18OOSLEONARD BOWLES JR INC 4264969C218EX/GA
May 14, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1LEONARD BOWLES JR INC 4264969C218EX/GA
Apr 11, 2025GAI · Full18OOSMAIN LINE XPRESS INC 2523492C218EX/GA
May 9, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2MAIN LINE XPRESS INC 2523492C703DW/GA
Apr 17, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1MAIN LINE XPRESS INC 2523492C703DW/GA
Oct 25, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0MAIN LINE XPRESS INC 2523492C703DW/GA
Sep 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around7MAIN LINE XPRESS INC 2523492C703DW/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEONARD BOWLES JR INC4264969May 14, 2025Mar 26, 20263GA
MAIN LINE XPRESS INC2523492Sep 1, 2023Apr 11, 20255GA
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.
C218EXGALEONARD BOWLES JR INCMay 14, 2025Mar 26, 20263
C218EXGAMAIN LINE XPRESS INCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
C703DWGAMAIN LINE XPRESS INCSep 1, 2023May 9, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026