Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG3GDGM6784 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenMar 26, 2024
KS
Last seenApr 13, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
3ALXA7CG3GDGM6784
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
GM6784

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 26, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1FORGELINE LOGISTICS LLC 381928310U704N/TX
Dec 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FORGELINE LOGISTICS LLC 38192833093327/IN
Aug 13, 2025KSI · Full0CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 2327343093327/IN
Jun 23, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 2327343093327/IN
Apr 9, 2025IAII · Walk-around7OOSCONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 2327343093327/IN
Dec 24, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 232734TEMP/IN
Dec 10, 2024MOII · Walk-around1OOSCONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 232734UNKNOWN/IN
Dec 3, 2024KSII · Walk-around0CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 2327343093327/IN
Nov 27, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 2327343658781/IN
Nov 15, 2024KSII · Walk-around4CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC 232734
Mar 26, 2024KSII · Walk-around0UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC 11629773608838/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORGELINE LOGISTICS LLC3819283Dec 23, 2025Apr 13, 20262TX
CONTAINERPORT GROUP INC232734Nov 15, 2024Aug 13, 20258OH
UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC1162977Mar 26, 2024Mar 26, 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.
10U704NTXFORGELINE LOGISTICS LLCApr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261
3093327INFORGELINE LOGISTICS LLCDec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251
3093327INCONTAINERPORT GROUP INCDec 3, 2024Aug 13, 20254
TEMPINCONTAINERPORT GROUP INCDec 24, 2024Dec 24, 20241
UNKNOWNINCONTAINERPORT GROUP INCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
3658781INCONTAINERPORT GROUP INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
INCONTAINERPORT GROUP INCNov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241
3608838INUNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INCMar 26, 2024Mar 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026