Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

3AKJA6CG98DZ46106 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenFeb 14, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3AKJA6CG98DZ46106
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 16, 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
3AK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
Z46106

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 · 88 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 88 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 88 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 · Feb 14, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026TXI · Full12OOSHUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/TA
Jan 22, 2026USI · Full7OOSHUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around14HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Nov 18, 2025TXI · Full10HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Oct 23, 2025TXI · Full2HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Aug 28, 2025TXI · Full6HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Aug 13, 2025USIII · Driver-only0HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Jul 25, 2025USI · Full4HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Jul 2, 2025USI · Full8OOSHUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Mar 13, 2025USI · Full5OOSHUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Nov 14, 2024TXI · Full4HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO 417737090AM5K/MX
Feb 14, 2024TXI · Full3FLORENTINO AGUIRRE HERRERA 159865790AM5K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HUGO IVAN MORALES PEGO4177370Nov 14, 2024May 18, 202611TA
FLORENTINO AGUIRRE HERRERA1598657Feb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241TA
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.
90AM5KTAHUGO IVAN MORALES PEGOMay 18, 2026May 18, 20261
90AM5KMXHUGO IVAN MORALES PEGONov 14, 2024Jan 22, 202610
90AM5KMXFLORENTINO AGUIRRE HERRERAFeb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026