Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG6GDGS5105 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under6
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 5, 2024
MI
Last seenMay 19, 2026
MI
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 26 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
3ALXA7CG6GDGS5105
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
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
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
GS5105

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 5, 2024 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026MIII · Walk-around2OOSLIFE 1 TRUCKING LLC 4404832RC60566/MI
Jan 16, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0NM TRUCKING LLC 3961301RC58675/MI
Oct 22, 2025MIII · Walk-around1US PANDA LLC 4312888RC07972/MI
Aug 19, 2025OHII · Walk-around0US PANDA LLC 4312888RC07972/MI
Jun 17, 2025INII · Walk-around0ALAMRI TRANSPORT LLC 3728607RC07972/MI
May 7, 2025INIII · Driver-only0SMS FREIGHT LLC 3047571RC07972/MI
Mar 5, 2024MII · Full0NEFAN ENTERPRISES LLC 3514574RC07972/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIFE 1 TRUCKING LLC4404832May 19, 2026May 19, 20261MI
NM TRUCKING LLC3961301Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261MI
US PANDA LLC4312888Aug 19, 2025Oct 22, 20252MI
ALAMRI TRANSPORT LLC3728607Jun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251MI
SMS FREIGHT LLC3047571May 7, 2025May 7, 20251MI
NEFAN ENTERPRISES LLC3514574Mar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241MI
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.
RC60566MILIFE 1 TRUCKING LLCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
RC58675MINM TRUCKING LLCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
RC07972MIUS PANDA LLCAug 19, 2025Oct 22, 20252
RC07972MIALAMRI TRANSPORT LLCJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
RC07972MISMS FREIGHT LLCMay 7, 2025May 7, 20251
RC07972MINEFAN ENTERPRISES LLCMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026