Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7007FDGG8532 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 3, 2023
KS
Last seenJun 23, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
3ALXA7007FDGG8532
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GG8532

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
2015

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026OHII · Walk-around4ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/IL
Jun 22, 2026PAII · Walk-around5OOSARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/IL
Jan 21, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/IL
Dec 1, 2025MSII · Walk-around0ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/IL
Aug 19, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/IL
Jan 2, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/IL
Apr 25, 2024TNI · Full6OOSARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC 3509524P1224913/UK
Aug 3, 2023KSII · Walk-around6PRIME TRANS INC 3812094PWQ0071/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INC3509524Apr 25, 2024Jun 23, 20267IL
PRIME TRANS INC3812094Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 20231OH
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.
P1224913IL1ARIES FREIGHT GROUP INCJan 2, 2025Jun 23, 20266
P1224913UKARIES FREIGHT GROUP INCApr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241
PWQ0071OHPRIME TRANS INCAug 3, 2023Aug 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026