Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7004LDLG0257 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 17, 2023
OK
Last seenNov 25, 2024
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
3ALXA7004LDLG0257
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2020
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
LG0257

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
2020

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 17, 2023 – Nov 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2024MOII · Walk-around1BJG CATTLE CO LLC 309442966KT0M/MO
Oct 4, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1BJG CATTLE CO LLC 309442966KT0M/MO
Dec 20, 2023OKI · Full1OOSJ A K INC 552654K786590/AR
Oct 24, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1J A K INC 552654K786570/AR
Oct 17, 2023OKI · Full2OOSJ A K INC 552654K786570/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BJG CATTLE CO LLC3094429Oct 4, 2024Nov 25, 20242MO
J A K INC552654Oct 17, 2023Dec 20, 20233AR
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.
66KT0MMOBJG CATTLE CO LLCOct 4, 2024Nov 25, 20242
K786590ARJ A K INCDec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231
K786570ARJ A K INCOct 17, 2023Oct 24, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026