Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7005EDFV6816 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenOct 16, 2023
AL
Last seenJul 28, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
3ALXA7005EDFV6816
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FV6816

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
2014

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 16, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026ALIII · Driver-only3OOSREUBEN BROOKS 145681161ADM0R/AL
Aug 11, 2025ALII · Walk-around12OOSMLM TRUCKING 400949461ADM0R/AL
May 19, 2025ALII · Walk-around9OOSMLM TRUCKING 400949461ADM0R/AL
Apr 21, 2025ALII · Walk-around16MLM TRUCKING 400949461AC7MN/AL
Mar 13, 2025ALII · Walk-around9OOSMLM TRUCKING 400949461ADMM0R/AL
Sep 23, 2024ALII · Walk-around4MLM TRUCKING 400949461AC7MN/AL
Jul 8, 2024ALII · Walk-around17MLM TRUCKING 400949461AC7MN/AL
Mar 27, 2024ALII · Walk-around10MLM TRUCKING 400949461AC7MN/AL
Oct 16, 2023ALII · Walk-around9OOSMOMONEY TRUCKING 2276813L8440HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REUBEN BROOKS1456811Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261AL
MLM TRUCKING4009494Mar 27, 2024Aug 11, 20257AL
MOMONEY TRUCKING2276813Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231AL
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.
61ADM0RAL1REUBEN BROOKSJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
61ADM0RALMLM TRUCKINGMay 19, 2025Aug 11, 20252
61AC7MNALMLM TRUCKINGMar 27, 2024Apr 21, 20254
61ADMM0RALMLM TRUCKINGMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
L8440HYTNMOMONEY TRUCKINGOct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026