Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7006GDGX7020 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 15, 2023
WI
Last seenNov 26, 2025
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7006GDGX7020
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GX7020

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
2016

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Nov 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791173416/AL
Sep 1, 2025INIII · Driver-only1STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791773416/AL
Dec 21, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791173416/UK
Dec 21, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791173416/AL
May 11, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791173416/AL
Feb 14, 2024MSII · Walk-around0STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791173416/AL
Nov 15, 2023WIIII · Driver-only2STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC 2740791173416/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLC274079Nov 15, 2023Nov 26, 20257AL
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.
1173416ALSTEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLCNov 15, 2023Nov 26, 20255
1773416ALSTEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLCSep 1, 2025Sep 1, 20251
1173416UKSTEVE CAGLE TRUCKING CO LLCDec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026