Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CG12LJ12183 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 17, 2023
OH
Last seenAug 24, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
1FUJA6CG12LJ12183
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1FU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA6CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
J12183

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 · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,742 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,742 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
2002

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
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Aug 17, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026OHI · Full1TIME DISPATCH SERVICES AGENT GROUP INC 2061692POD1550/OH
Feb 10, 2026OHII · Walk-around3DISTRIBUTION LINK LLC 809830POD1550/OH
Sep 9, 2025WVII · Walk-around1CRANE CARTAGE LLC 1873432P1138740/IL
Aug 27, 2024OHII · Walk-around1CRANE CARTAGE LLC 1873432P1138740/IL
Aug 17, 2023OHIII · Driver-only1CRANE CARTAGE LLC 1873432P1138740/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIME DISPATCH SERVICES AGENT GROUP INC2061692Aug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261UT
DISTRIBUTION LINK LLC809830Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261OH
CRANE CARTAGE LLC1873432Aug 17, 2023Sep 9, 20253TX
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.
POD1550OH1TIME DISPATCH SERVICES AGENT GROUP INCAug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261
POD1550OHDISTRIBUTION LINK LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
P1138740ILCRANE CARTAGE LLCAug 17, 2023Sep 9, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026