Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFE4433HL006071 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 7
First seen07/07/2023
TX
Last seen12/27/2025
TX
Inspected under 3 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
5VGFE4433HL006071
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/30/2026
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 · 07/07/2023 – 12/27/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/27/2025TXII · Walk-around18OOSWATAN LOGISTICS LLC 40658735593038/ME
05/01/2025TXI · Full10OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237770R57/TX
04/14/2025TXI · Full8OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237770R57/TX
04/11/2025TXII · Walk-around21OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237276S20/TX
03/12/2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 39062237276S20/TX
02/05/2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSFIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3906223PT201784/AR
07/07/2023TXI · Full2OOSH & M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3519180CT5511/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WATAN LOGISTICS LLC406587312/27/202512/27/20251MD
FIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC390622302/05/202505/01/20255TX
H & M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC351918007/07/202307/07/20231TX
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.
5593038ME—WATAN LOGISTICS LLC12/27/2025 → 12/27/20251
7770R57TX—FIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC04/14/2025 → 05/01/20252
7276S20TX—FIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC03/12/2025 → 04/11/20252
PT201784AR—FIRST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC02/05/2025 → 02/05/20251
CT5511OK—H & M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC07/07/2023 → 07/07/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026
2017 Kaufman trailers of nc — VIN 5VGFE4433HL006071