Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFE4433HL004255 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen04/23/2025
AL
Last seen05/07/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
5VGFE4433HL004255
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/18/2026
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 · 04/23/2025 – 05/07/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/07/2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSRL & SONS TRANSPORT LLC 4499479237C870/TX
03/14/2026TXII · Walk-around4—RL & SONS TRANSPORT LLC 4499479237C768/TX
09/17/2025MOI · Full3OOSAPI AUTO GROUP LLC 4285236237C768/TX
04/23/2025ALI · Full2—MR SUNSHINE ORLANDO LLC 4365331237C768/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RL & SONS TRANSPORT LLC449947903/14/202605/07/20262TX
API AUTO GROUP LLC428523609/17/202509/17/20251CA
MR SUNSHINE ORLANDO LLC436533104/23/202504/23/20251FL
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.
237C870TX—RL & SONS TRANSPORT LLC05/07/2026 → 05/07/20261
237C768TX—RL & SONS TRANSPORT LLC03/14/2026 → 03/14/20261
237C768TX—API AUTO GROUP LLC09/17/2025 → 09/17/20251
237C768TX—MR SUNSHINE ORLANDO LLC04/23/2025 → 04/23/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026