Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5030LL010497 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seen09/21/2024
MO
Last seen09/02/2025
VA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 12 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
5VGFW5030LL010497
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/29/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 09/21/2024 – 09/02/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/02/2025VAI · Full4—NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542RUSW77/FL
07/29/2025COIII · Driver-only2OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257RSUW77/FL
07/24/2025AZI · Full0—ASV XPRESS LLC 4389301RUSW77/FL
11/23/2024TNI · Full0—LEMON TREE INC 4000427RUSW77/FL
10/24/2024MOII · Walk-around2—LEMON TREE INC 4000427RUSW77/FL
10/23/2024KYI · Full0—LEMON TREE INC 4000427RUSW77/FL
10/10/2024TNI · Full1—LEMON TREE INC 4000427RUSW77/FL
09/21/2024MOIII · Driver-only0—LEMON TREE INC 4000427RUSW77/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIMBUS 2000 LLC443654209/02/202509/02/20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC433525707/29/202507/29/20251IL
ASV XPRESS LLC438930107/24/202507/24/20251IL
LEMON TREE INC400042709/21/202411/23/20245IN
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.
RUSW77FL—NIMBUS 2000 LLC09/02/2025 → 09/02/20251
RSUW77FL—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC07/29/2025 → 07/29/20251
RUSW77FL—ASV XPRESS LLC07/24/2025 → 07/24/20251
RUSW77FL—LEMON TREE INC09/21/2024 → 11/23/20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/29/2026