Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5026PL003146 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen12/13/2024
WI
Last seen07/16/2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
5VGFW5026PL003146
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/19/2026
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 · 12/13/2024 – 07/16/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/16/2026NJIII · Driver-only1ED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP96601/SC
06/19/2026NCIII · Driver-only2OOSWILL TRANSPORT LLC 3677161UP96601/SC
05/05/2026NCI · Full1WILL TRANSPORT LLC 3677161UP96601/SC
12/13/2024WIII · Walk-around0K2 EXPRESS INC 1185995981949ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC351623107/16/202607/16/20261MA
WILL TRANSPORT LLC367716105/05/202606/19/20262MD
K2 EXPRESS INC118599512/13/202412/13/20241IL
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.
UP96601SC2ED TRANSPORTSS LLC07/16/202607/16/20261
UP96601SC2WILL TRANSPORT LLC05/05/202606/19/20262
981949STILK2 EXPRESS INC12/13/202412/13/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/19/2026