Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFE4435FL000656 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen04/24/2024
IA
Last seen03/17/2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5VGFE4435FL000656
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/27/2026
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 · 04/24/2024 – 03/17/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/17/2026IAIII · Driver-only1—SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
03/17/2026IAIII · Driver-only1—SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
01/14/2026IAIII · Driver-only2—SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
10/23/2025NEIII · Driver-only16—SOCAR TRANS INC 4397974972671ST/IL
06/20/2025IAI · Full8OOSSOCAR TRANS INC 4397974584371ST/IL
10/09/2024ILIII · Driver-only3—KOZAK TRANS INC 2641919972671ST/IL
08/29/2024NEIII · Driver-only0—KOZAK TRANS INC 2641919584371ST/IL
04/24/2024IAI · Full1—KOZAK TRANS INC 2641919972671ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOCAR TRANS INC439797406/20/202503/17/20265IL
KOZAK TRANS INC264191904/24/202410/09/20243IL
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.
972671STIL—SOCAR TRANS INC10/23/2025 → 03/17/20264
584371STIL—SOCAR TRANS INC06/20/2025 → 06/20/20251
972671STIL—KOZAK TRANS INC04/24/2024 → 10/09/20242
584371STIL—KOZAK TRANS INC08/29/2024 → 08/29/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026