Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Freightliner Long Conv.

1FUPCSEB5WL935445 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seen11/20/2023
NE
Last seen11/18/2025
ID
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1FUPCSEB5WL935445
Make
Freightliner
Model
Long Conv.
Model year
1998
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 · 11/20/2023 – 11/18/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/18/2025IDIII · Driver-only2OOSBEN PAVELKA TRUCKING INC 765609432862/NE
01/22/2024NEIII · Driver-only1—ED SCHULZ LLC 73141206179/NE
11/20/2023NEIII · Driver-only0—ED SCHULZ LLC 73141206179/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEN PAVELKA TRUCKING INC76560911/18/202511/18/20251NE
ED SCHULZ LLC7314111/20/202301/22/20242NE
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.
432862NE—BEN PAVELKA TRUCKING INC11/18/2025 → 11/18/20251
206179NE—ED SCHULZ LLC11/20/2023 → 01/22/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/19/2026