Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7000GDGX6946 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenOct 31, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
3ALXA7000GDGX6946
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
3AL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GX6946

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 · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,382 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
2016

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 · Oct 31, 2024 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSNMEL TRANSPORT LLC 3502390R862108/TX
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSNMEL TRANSPORT LLC 3502390R862108/TX
Feb 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1NMEL TRANSPORT LLC 3502390A065896/UT
Jun 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSBROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863A065896/UT
Apr 29, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0BROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863A065896/UT
Apr 14, 2025LAII · Walk-around2BROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863A065896/UT
Mar 10, 2025LAI · Full2BROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863A065896/UT
Feb 26, 2025LAI · Full5OOSBROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863A065896/UT
Feb 11, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1BROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863A065896/UT
Oct 31, 2024LAI · Full1BROOK TRUCKING LLC 2509863R668041/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NMEL TRANSPORT LLC3502390Feb 21, 2026Jul 22, 20263TX
BROOK TRUCKING LLC2509863Oct 31, 2024Jun 8, 20257TX
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.
R862108TX1NMEL TRANSPORT LLCJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20262
A065896UTNMEL TRANSPORT LLCFeb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261
A065896UTBROOK TRUCKING LLCFeb 11, 2025Jun 8, 20256
R668041TXBROOK TRUCKING LLCOct 31, 2024Oct 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026