Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Freightliner M2

1FVACWDC56HW42845 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen09/12/2023
NY
Last seen02/27/2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
1FVACWDC56HW42845
Make
Freightliner
Model
M2
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
07/06/2026
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 · 09/12/2023 – 02/27/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/27/2026OKII · Walk-around7OOSTOWS FOR LOW LLC 445322013FSUW/FL
09/16/2025NCIII · Driver-only3OOSMERCHANT TRANSPORT LLC 4336740RUNW52/FL
06/24/2025FLII · Walk-around0—BACKUP LOGISTICS LLC 4017068RUNW52/FL
09/12/2023NYI · Full5—DOUBLE JV TRANSPORT LLC 3846754XJKX29/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOWS FOR LOW LLC445322002/27/202602/27/20261OH
MERCHANT TRANSPORT LLC433674009/16/202509/16/20251FL
BACKUP LOGISTICS LLC401706806/24/202506/24/20251TX
DOUBLE JV TRANSPORT LLC384675409/12/202309/12/20231NJ
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.
13FSUWFL—TOWS FOR LOW LLC02/27/2026 → 02/27/20261
RUNW52FL—MERCHANT TRANSPORT LLC09/16/2025 → 09/16/20251
RUNW52FL—BACKUP LOGISTICS LLC06/24/2025 → 06/24/20251
XJKX29NJ—DOUBLE JV TRANSPORT LLC09/12/2023 → 09/12/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/06/2026