Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7005HDGX8399 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 25, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 30, 2024
KY
Inspected under 2 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
3ALXA7005HDGX8399
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
GX8399

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
2017

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2024KYI · Full11OOSNEXT DAY HAY LLC 4047912PW26357/OH
Jun 22, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1NEXT DAY HAY LLC 4047912PWZ6357/OH
Jun 20, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1NEXT DAY HAY LLC 4047912PWZ6357/OH
Mar 29, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1NEXT DAY HAY LLC 4047912PWZ6357/UK
Mar 18, 2024INII · Walk-around2OOSNEXT DAY HAY LLC 4047912PWZ6357/OH
Jan 11, 2024GAIII · Driver-only5CHAMBERLIN FARMS INC 199151PWT5808/OH
Aug 25, 2023KYIII · Driver-only3CHAMBERLIN FARMS INC 199151PWT5808/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEXT DAY HAY LLC4047912Mar 18, 2024Jun 30, 20245OH
CHAMBERLIN FARMS INC199151Aug 25, 2023Jan 11, 20242OH
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.
PW26357OHNEXT DAY HAY LLCJun 30, 2024Jun 30, 20241
PWZ6357OHNEXT DAY HAY LLCMar 18, 2024Jun 22, 20243
PWZ6357UKNEXT DAY HAY LLCMar 29, 2024Mar 29, 20241
PWT5808OHCHAMBERLIN FARMS INCAug 25, 2023Jan 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026