Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK68LZ05265 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenMar 24, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 25, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
1FUJA6CK68LZ05265
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Z05265

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
2008

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 · Mar 24, 2025 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0TLA TRANSPORT LLC 307375289628A/NV
Jun 1, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0TLA TRANSPORT LLC 307375289628A/NV
May 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSERITROS TRUCKING LLC 35697021P13354/TX
Nov 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSYOEL MARRERO MENDOZA 43234991N81769/TX
Mar 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around12OOSYOEL MARRERO MENDOZA 43234991N81769/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TLA TRANSPORT LLC3073752Jun 1, 2026Jun 25, 20262TX
ERITROS TRUCKING LLC3569702May 11, 2026May 11, 20261OH
YOEL MARRERO MENDOZA4323499Mar 24, 2025Nov 18, 20252TX
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.
89628ANV1TLA TRANSPORT LLCJun 1, 2026Jun 25, 20262
1P13354TXERITROS TRUCKING LLCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
1N81769TXYOEL MARRERO MENDOZAMar 24, 2025Nov 18, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026