Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Freightliner Columbia

3ALXA7CG2FDGN6656 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenDec 11, 2023
ME
Last seenApr 23, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
3ALXA7CG2FDGN6656
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
GN6656

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
2015

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
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 · Dec 11, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VV7623/NC
Jan 7, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VV7623/NC
Oct 8, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VV7623/NC
Mar 13, 2025NYI · Full4OOSSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VV7623/NC
Nov 1, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VV7623/NC
Sep 26, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143VV7623/NC
Jun 21, 2024NYII · Walk-around5OOSJ R C TRANSPORTATION INC 25414536260PF/NY
Jan 5, 2024NYII · Walk-around1J R C TRANSPORTATION INC 25414536260PF/NY
Jan 5, 2024MOI · Full3OOSMEDVEDA LLC 385296536360PF/NY
Dec 11, 2023MEIII · Driver-only0J R C TRANSPORTATION INC 25414536260PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC3479143Sep 26, 2024Apr 23, 20266NC
J R C TRANSPORTATION INC254145Dec 11, 2023Jun 21, 20243CT
MEDVEDA LLC3852965Jan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241PA
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.
VV7623NCSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INCSep 26, 2024Apr 23, 20266
36260PFNYJ R C TRANSPORTATION INCDec 11, 2023Jun 21, 20243
36360PFNYMEDVEDA LLCJan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026