Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJA6CK96LU98538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen11/09/2024
TX
Last seen06/02/2026
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
1FUJA6CK96LU98538
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2006
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 · 11/09/2024 – 06/02/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/02/2026TXII · Walk-around6—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 33002001P04594/TX
12/28/2025TXII · Walk-around6—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200R706284/TX
04/10/2025TXII · Walk-around7—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200R706284/TX
04/01/2025TXIII · Driver-only3—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200R706284/TX
02/11/2025TXI · Full9OOSELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200R685648/TX
11/09/2024TXII · Walk-around6—AJE EXPRESS LLC 4260030R706284/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC330020002/11/202506/02/20265TX
AJE EXPRESS LLC426003011/09/202411/09/20241TX
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.
1P04594TX—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC06/02/2026 → 06/02/20261
R706284TX—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC04/01/2025 → 12/28/20253
R685648TX—ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC02/11/2025 → 02/11/20251
R706284TX—AJE EXPRESS LLC11/09/2024 → 11/09/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/22/2026