Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7008JDJR7176 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 22, 2023
GA
Last seenMay 8, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 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
3ALXA7008JDJR7176
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2018
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JR7176

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
2018

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 22, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0BJK TRANSPORTATION INC 2167609P1336290/IL
Feb 10, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0BJK TRANSPORTATION INC 2167609P1336290/IL
Jul 3, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1120100/IL
Jun 3, 2025WVII · Walk-around1CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1120100/IL
Feb 20, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1120100/IL
Jun 10, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1120100/IL
Mar 23, 2024KYII · Walk-around1CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1120100/IL
Aug 22, 2023GAI · Full2CONNECT FREIGHT INC 2544918P1120100/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BJK TRANSPORTATION INC2167609Feb 10, 2026May 8, 20262IL
CONNECT FREIGHT INC2544918Aug 22, 2023Jul 3, 20256IL
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.
P1336290ILBJK TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 10, 2026May 8, 20262
P1120100ILCONNECT FREIGHT INCAug 22, 2023Jul 3, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026