Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7007HDHY5986 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 26, 2024
PA
Last seenMar 4, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
3ALXA7007HDHY5986
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2017
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
HY5986

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 · Mar 26, 2024 – Mar 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2025PAII · Walk-around3OOS3JA LOGISTICS LLC 3624181AG70189/PA
Nov 19, 2024PAII · Walk-around3OOS3JA LOGISTICS LLC 3624181AG70189/PA
Aug 12, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT LLC 3759600AG70189/PA
May 30, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT LLC 3759600AG70189/PA
Mar 26, 2024PAI · Full5PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT LLC 3759600AG70189/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3JA LOGISTICS LLC3624181Nov 19, 2024Mar 4, 20252PA
PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT LLC3759600Mar 26, 2024Aug 12, 20243PA
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.
AG70189PA3JA LOGISTICS LLCNov 19, 2024Mar 4, 20252
AG70189PAPROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT LLCMar 26, 2024Aug 12, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026