Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG8FDGN6659 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 14, 2023
NJ
Last seenMay 15, 2024
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
3ALXA7CG8FDGN6659
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GN6659

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
2015

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – May 15, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2024IAI · Full5ALC FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4213358AY317N/NJ
Oct 23, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1HG TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3954949AY849F/NJ
Oct 10, 2023NYII · Walk-around10OOSHG TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3954949AY849F/NJ
Sep 12, 2023NYII · Walk-around12OOSHG TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3954949AY849F/NJ
Jun 14, 2023NJI · Full0HG TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3954949AY317N/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALC FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC4213358May 15, 2024May 15, 20241TX
HG TRUCKING SERVICES LLC3954949Jun 14, 2023Oct 23, 20234NJ
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.
AY317NNJALC FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
AY849FNJHG TRUCKING SERVICES LLCSep 12, 2023Oct 23, 20233
AY317NNJHG TRUCKING SERVICES LLCJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026