Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7005DDFH5232 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 17, 2023
GA
Last seenJan 18, 2026
KY
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
3ALXA7005DDFH5232
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2013
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
FH5232

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
2013

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 – Jan 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 18, 2026KYII · Walk-around0REED TRANSPORT LLC 2379747U1658HY/TN
Sep 24, 2025WYI · Full0TRC FREIGHT INC 3650507U1658HY/TN
Sep 29, 2024NVIII · Driver-only2TRC FREIGHT INC 3650507R9701HY/TN
Jun 21, 2024SDII · Walk-around2TRC FREIGHT INC 3650507R9701HY/TN
Nov 8, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1TRC FREIGHT INC 3650507R9701HY/TN
Oct 17, 2023GAI · Full8OOSTRC FREIGHT INC 3650507R9701HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REED TRANSPORT LLC2379747Jan 18, 2026Jan 18, 20261NE
TRC FREIGHT INC3650507Oct 17, 2023Sep 24, 20255TN
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.
U1658HYTNREED TRANSPORT LLCJan 18, 2026Jan 18, 20261
U1658HYTNTRC FREIGHT INCSep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251
R9701HYTNTRC FREIGHT INCOct 17, 2023Sep 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026