Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7002JDJK0531 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 18, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
3ALXA7002JDJK0531
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
XA700

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
JK0531

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 · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 1,382 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,382 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
2018

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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around7ASSET BASED INTERMODAL INC 755335R783277/TX
Aug 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ASSET BASED INTERMODAL INC 755335R783277/TX
Mar 12, 2025TXI · Full0ASSET BASED INTERMODAL INC 75533581R016N/TX
Nov 3, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1HUDDLESTON ENTERPRISES INC 301458R1725HY/TN
Oct 4, 2023ARI · Full2HUDDLESTON ENTERPRISES INC 301458R1725HY/TN
Sep 18, 2023TNII · Walk-around0HUDDLESTON ENTERPRISES INC 301458R1725HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASSET BASED INTERMODAL INC755335Mar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20263TX
HUDDLESTON ENTERPRISES INC301458Sep 18, 2023Nov 3, 20233TN
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.
R783277TXASSET BASED INTERMODAL INCAug 7, 2025Mar 12, 20262
81R016NTXASSET BASED INTERMODAL INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
R1725HYTNHUDDLESTON ENTERPRISES INCSep 18, 2023Nov 3, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026