Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7009GDGX6900 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJan 8, 2024
KY
Last seenFeb 21, 2025
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3ALXA7009GDGX6900
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
GX6900

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 · Jan 8, 2024 – Feb 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 21, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0ASTRA FREIGHT INC 3585649P1209197/IL
Dec 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSSOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC 3306210U4968HY/TN
Sep 6, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSCARGOMAX INCORPORATED 2386522P1085609/IL
Jan 8, 2024KYII · Walk-around0CARGOMAX INCORPORATED 2386522P 1085609/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASTRA FREIGHT INC3585649Feb 21, 2025Feb 21, 20251IL
SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC3306210Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241TN
CARGOMAX INCORPORATED2386522Jan 8, 2024Sep 6, 20242IL
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.
P1209197ILASTRA FREIGHT INCFeb 21, 2025Feb 21, 20251
U4968HYTNSOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
P1085609ILCARGOMAX INCORPORATEDSep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241
P 1085609ILCARGOMAX INCORPORATEDJan 8, 2024Jan 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026