Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Freightliner Columbia

1FUJF0CV04LM97798 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seen06/28/2023
WI
Last seen08/27/2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1FUJF0CV04LM97798
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
07/19/2026
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 · 06/28/2023 – 08/27/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/27/2025NYI · Full17OOSZAMFREIGHT EXPRESS INC 3179680NO PLATE/MI
12/01/2023WIIII · Driver-only3—RANSOM EXPRESS INC 2341442TS47031/WI
06/28/2023WIIII · Driver-only1—RANSOM EXPRESS INC 2341442TS47031/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZAMFREIGHT EXPRESS INC317968008/27/202508/27/20251MI
RANSOM EXPRESS INC234144206/28/202312/01/20232WI
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.
NO PLATEMI—ZAMFREIGHT EXPRESS INC08/27/2025 → 08/27/20251
TS47031WI—RANSOM EXPRESS INC06/28/2023 → 12/01/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/19/2026