Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5027JL008105 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seen04/12/2024
NJ
Last seen07/30/2025
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5VGFW5027JL008105
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
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 · 04/12/2024 – 07/30/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/30/2025PAI · Full1—CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2399657CH36083/NY
07/15/2025NYII · Walk-around4—CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2399657CH36083/NY
08/09/2024NYII · Walk-around6OOSEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
08/07/2024PAI · Full4OOSEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
07/05/2024PAI · Full0—EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
05/15/2024NYII · Walk-around0—ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CF24407/NY
04/30/2024PAI · Full0—ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CF24407/NY
04/12/2024NJIII · Driver-only2—EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC239965707/15/202507/30/20252NY
EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC142795904/12/202408/09/20244NY
ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC397368704/30/202405/15/20242NY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
CH36083NY—CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC07/15/2025 → 07/30/20252
CF24407NY—EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC04/12/2024 → 08/09/20244
CF24407NY—ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC04/30/2024 → 05/15/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026