Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFE4438KL000953 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen04/20/2024
AL
Last seen07/27/2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5VGFE4438KL000953
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/31/2026
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 · 04/20/2024 – 07/27/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/27/2026FLIII · Driver-only0—J & J LOGISTICS EXPRESS 8 INC 4417152QB23QY/FL
06/23/2025FLIII · Driver-only4—HEADQUARTERS TOWING RECOVERY INC 3401242QB23QY/FL
03/10/2025GAIII · Driver-only3—LIALEX LLC 4175148RBVY37/FL
02/24/2025GAI · Full3—LIALEX LLC 4175148RBVY37/FL
04/20/2024ALI · Full12OOSLIALEX LLC 4175148RBVY37/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & J LOGISTICS EXPRESS 8 INC441715207/27/202607/27/20261FL
HEADQUARTERS TOWING RECOVERY INC340124206/23/202506/23/20251FL
LIALEX LLC417514804/20/202403/10/20253FL
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.
QB23QYFL2J & J LOGISTICS EXPRESS 8 INC07/27/2026 → 07/27/20261
QB23QYFL—HEADQUARTERS TOWING RECOVERY INC06/23/2025 → 06/23/20251
RBVY37FL—LIALEX LLC04/20/2024 → 03/10/20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026