Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG9GDHF7514 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenMay 15, 2024
MO
Last seenJul 24, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 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
3ALXA7CG9GDHF7514
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
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
HF7514

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 · May 15, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026MOI · Full0AFFTON TRANSPORT LLC 326390P1340773/IL
Jul 23, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0AFFTON TRANSPORT LLC 326390P1340773/IL
Jul 8, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0AFFTON TRANSPORT LLC 3263903345673/IN
May 21, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0AFFTON TRANSPORT LLC 326390P1340773/IL
May 14, 2026MOII · Walk-around0AFFTON TRANSPORT LLC 326390P1340773/IL
Jul 8, 2025MOII · Walk-around0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 381113345673/IN
Apr 24, 2025MOI · Full0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 381113345673/IN
Oct 3, 2024MOI · Full0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 381113345673/IN
Sep 23, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 381113345673/IN
Aug 6, 2024MOII · Walk-around0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 381113345673/IN
May 15, 2024MOII · Walk-around0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 381113345673/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFTON TRANSPORT LLC326390May 14, 2026Jul 24, 20265MO
EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC38111May 15, 2024Jul 8, 20256PA
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.
P1340773IL1AFFTON TRANSPORT LLCMay 14, 2026Jul 24, 20264
3345673IN1AFFTON TRANSPORT LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
3345673INEVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INCMay 15, 2024Jul 8, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026