Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK44LM43458 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seen05/23/2024
CO
Last seen12/09/2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1FUJA6CK44LM43458
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
06/22/2026
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 · 05/23/2024 – 12/09/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/09/2025TXII · Walk-around3—MELWAY LLC 4433538R732283/TX
10/03/2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
06/28/2025LAIII · Driver-only1—EDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
02/28/2025LAI · Full9OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
10/23/2024LAI · Full6OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
05/23/2024COI · Full25OOSEDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO 3347415R732283/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELWAY LLC443353812/09/202512/09/20251TX
EDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO334741505/23/202410/03/20255TX
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.
R732283TX—MELWAY LLC12/09/2025 → 12/09/20251
R732283TX—EDUARDO AVILA SANTIAGO05/23/2024 → 10/03/20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/22/2026