Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG2DDBW8739 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 5, 2023
MI
Last seenJan 16, 2026
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3ALXA7CG2DDBW8739
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2013
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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
BW8739

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 · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 726 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 726 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
2013

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026CTIII · Driver-only1J&J TRUCKING LLC 37255221XS885/RI
Aug 28, 2025CTI · Full6OOSJ&J TRUCKING LLC 37255221XS885/RI
Apr 23, 2025INIII · Driver-only1J ANTHONY EXPRESS INC 5005411AB65N/MA
Jul 5, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1J ANTHONY EXPRESS INC 5005411AB65N/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&J TRUCKING LLC3725522Aug 28, 2025Jan 16, 20262RI
J ANTHONY EXPRESS INC500541Jul 5, 2023Apr 23, 20252MA
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.
1XS885RIJ&J TRUCKING LLCAug 28, 2025Jan 16, 20262
1AB65NMAJ ANTHONY EXPRESS INCJul 5, 2023Apr 23, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026