Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK55LU15878 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 18
First seenJan 18, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1FUJA6CK55LU15878
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
JA6CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U15878

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 · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 7,803 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 7,803 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
2005

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 18, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026TXI · Full9ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Jul 10, 2026USI · Full9OOSALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Jun 25, 2026TXI · Full6OOSALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/TA
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
May 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
May 4, 2026TXI · Full8ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Apr 24, 2026USI · Full8ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Apr 17, 2026TXI · Full12ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Mar 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Feb 6, 2026USI · Full12ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Jan 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around5ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Jan 6, 2026USI · Full11ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR 180607117ER6H/MX
Dec 6, 2024MOI · Full16OOSALSA TRUCKING LLC 3021045R693460/TX
Nov 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around6ALSA TRUCKING LLC 3021045R693460/TX
Sep 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ALSA TRUCKING LLC 3021045R693460/TX
Apr 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2ALSA TRUCKING LLC 3021045R693460/TX
Jan 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ALSA TRUCKING LLC 3021045R693460/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVAR1806071Jan 6, 2026Aug 21, 202613TA
ALSA TRUCKING LLC3021045Jan 18, 2024Dec 6, 20245TX
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.
17ER6HMX1ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVARJan 6, 2026Aug 21, 202612
17ER6HTA1ALMA LUZ SANTOS SALDIVARJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
R693460TXALSA TRUCKING LLCJan 18, 2024Dec 6, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026