Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5028NL007292 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen11/14/2024
AR
Last seen12/16/2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
5VGFW5028NL007292
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
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 · 11/14/2024 – 12/16/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/16/2025KYI · Full3—THE TIME TRANS INC 35682011096187ST/IL
11/21/2025TNI · Full2OOSTHE TIME TRANS INC 35682011096187ST/IL
04/03/2025MAIII · Driver-only5—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651561004977ST/IL
03/17/2025ILIII · Driver-only2—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 11651561000037ST/IL
02/05/2025KSI · Full0—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156991399ST/IL
12/08/2024TNI · Full0—GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562991399ST/UK
12/04/2024TNI · Full0—GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255621000037ST/IL
11/14/2024ARI · Full0—GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255621000037ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE TIME TRANS INC356820111/21/202512/16/20252IN
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC116515602/05/202504/03/20253IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC422556211/14/202412/08/20243IN
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.
1096187STIL—THE TIME TRANS INC11/21/2025 → 12/16/20252
1004977STIL—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC04/03/2025 → 04/03/20251
1000037STIL—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC03/17/2025 → 03/17/20251
991399STIL—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC02/05/2025 → 02/05/20251
991399STUK—GFT EXPRESS LLC12/08/2024 → 12/08/20241
1000037STIL—GFT EXPRESS LLC11/14/2024 → 12/04/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026