Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7009EDFV4681 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenDec 11, 2024
OH
Last seenMay 16, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
3ALXA7009EDFV4681
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
FV4681

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
2014

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 · Dec 11, 2024 – May 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 16, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1A&T TRUCKING LLC 2554483FJ7415/IA
Feb 2, 2026GAII · Walk-around1OOSBLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC 1567216FA8942/IA
Oct 24, 2025MOI · Full5INTERTRANS EXPRESS LLC 308656043KT6C/MO
Jul 14, 2025MOII · Walk-around1BLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC 1567216FA8924/IA
Jun 19, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0BLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC 1567216FA8942/IA
Mar 7, 2025TNI · Full3OOSIGNITE TRANSPORT LLC 331914077KT8L/UK
Dec 11, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1INTERTRANS EXPRESS LLC 308656077KT8L/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&T TRUCKING LLC2554483May 16, 2026May 16, 20261IA
BLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC1567216Jun 19, 2025Feb 2, 20263IA
INTERTRANS EXPRESS LLC3086560Dec 11, 2024Oct 24, 20252MO
IGNITE TRANSPORT LLC3319140Mar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251MO
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.
FJ7415IAA&T TRUCKING LLCMay 16, 2026May 16, 20261
FA8942IABLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLCJun 19, 2025Feb 2, 20262
43KT6CMOINTERTRANS EXPRESS LLCOct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251
FA8924IABLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251
77KT8LUKIGNITE TRANSPORT LLCMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
77KT8LMOINTERTRANS EXPRESS LLCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026