Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK14LM11809 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen09/14/2023
TX
Last seen08/20/2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1FUJA6CK14LM11809
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/28/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 09/14/2023 – 08/20/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/20/2025TXI · Full2—OPTIX LLC 37187651M18496/TX
04/02/2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSOPTIX LLC 37187651M18496/TX
01/13/2025TXII · Walk-around0—OPTIX LLC 37187651M18496/TX
11/20/2023TXII · Walk-around1—SHELL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 35576321M18496/TX
09/14/2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSSHELL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC 35576321M18496/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIX LLC371876501/13/202508/20/20253TX
SHELL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC355763209/14/202311/20/20232TX
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.
1M18496TX—OPTIX LLC01/13/2025 → 08/20/20253
1M18496TX—SHELL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LLC09/14/2023 → 11/20/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026