Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7000GDHH3270 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenSep 19, 2023
KY
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
3ALXA7000GDHH3270
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
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
HH3270

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026TNI · Full2OOSROBERT MILES TRUCKING LLC 4137889A98972/KY
Nov 26, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2ROBERT MILES TRUCKING LLC 4137889A98972/KY
Oct 30, 2025KYII · Walk-around2OOSROBERT MILES TRUCKING LLC 41378894137889/KY
Aug 25, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0MAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529A98972/KY
Jul 28, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0MAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529A98972/KY
Mar 26, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0MAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529A98972/KY
Dec 10, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 86876M5065HY/TN
Jul 3, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0MAWSON & MAWSON INC 1135292745C/KY
Mar 28, 2024KYI · Full3MAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529A98972/KY
Nov 8, 2023KYI · Full4OOSMAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529A98972/KY
Oct 5, 2023KYII · Walk-around2MAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529TEMP/PA
Sep 19, 2023KYI · Full0MAWSON & MAWSON INC 113529TEMP/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT MILES TRUCKING LLC4137889Oct 30, 2025Feb 5, 20263KY
MAWSON & MAWSON INC113529Sep 19, 2023Aug 25, 20258PA
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION86876Dec 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.
A98972KYROBERT MILES TRUCKING LLCNov 26, 2025Feb 5, 20262
4137889KYROBERT MILES TRUCKING LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
A98972KYMAWSON & MAWSON INCNov 8, 2023Aug 25, 20255
M5065HYTNFEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
2745CKYMAWSON & MAWSON INCJul 3, 2024Jul 3, 20241
TEMPPAMAWSON & MAWSON INCSep 19, 2023Oct 5, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026