Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7004JDJK0515 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 22, 2025
KY
Last seenMar 12, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
3ALXA7004JDJK0515
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JK0515

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
2018

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 · May 22, 2025 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026FLI · Full1LEO LOGISTICS INC 4507873RC48442/MI
Aug 13, 2025ARII · Walk-around0LION FORCE US TRANSPORT INC 4156986RC48442/MI
Jun 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LION FORCE US TRANSPORT INC 4156986RC48442/MI
May 26, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0SAFE TRANSPORT LLC 2485172RC48442/MI
May 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0SAFE TRANSPORT LLC 2485172RC48442/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEO LOGISTICS INC4507873Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261MI
LION FORCE US TRANSPORT INC4156986Jun 26, 2025Aug 13, 20252IN
SAFE TRANSPORT LLC2485172May 22, 2025May 26, 20252MI
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.
RC48442MILEO LOGISTICS INCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
RC48442MILION FORCE US TRANSPORT INCJun 26, 2025Aug 13, 20252
RC48442MISAFE TRANSPORT LLCMay 22, 2025May 26, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026