Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5020ML001596 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 11
First seen06/23/2023
TN
Last seen01/16/2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5020ML001596
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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 · 06/23/2023 – 01/16/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/16/2026NCI · Full2OOSCARTIC INC 4345195XRG8177/PA
07/25/2025NCIII · Driver-only0—CARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
07/14/2025NCI · Full0—CARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
06/19/2025NCI · Full0—CARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
06/11/2025NCIII · Driver-only2—CARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
05/02/2025NCIII · Driver-only3OOSCARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
05/01/2025NCIII · Driver-only6OOSCARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
04/01/2025NCI · Full2OOSCARTIC INC 4345195XPM8157/PA
08/23/2023PAII · Walk-around11OOSTNT POWER LLC 35301715243415/ME
07/07/2023PAI · Full3OOSGEOTRANSPORTERS LLC 3658117C132114/ME
06/23/2023TNI · Full1OOSGEOTRANSPORTERS LLC 3658117C132114/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARTIC INC434519504/01/202501/16/20268NC
TNT POWER LLC353017108/23/202308/23/20231NJ
GEOTRANSPORTERS LLC365811706/23/202307/07/20232NY
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.
XRG8177PA—CARTIC INC01/16/2026 → 01/16/20261
XPM8157PA—CARTIC INC04/01/2025 → 07/25/20257
5243415ME—TNT POWER LLC08/23/2023 → 08/23/20231
C132114ME—GEOTRANSPORTERS LLC06/23/2023 → 07/07/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026