Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5033GL004506 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
11 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections12
of 17
First seen04/24/2025
TX
Last seen03/05/2026
AR
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 11 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
5VGFW5033GL004506
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/30/2026
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 · 04/24/2025 – 03/05/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/05/2026ARI · Full13OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
03/05/2026ARII · Walk-around9OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
02/19/2026ALI · Full9OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
02/11/2026NCI · Full1OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
01/13/2026ARIII · Driver-only1—TRANS SERVICES INC 4084818ABSENT/SC
12/08/2025ILI · Full25OOSLOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/SC
12/03/2025KYI · Full4—LOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/FL
12/01/2025GAI · Full6OOSLOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/SC
10/30/2025NCIII · Driver-only1—LOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/SC
08/13/2025TXI · Full11OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 43812555312554/ME
07/29/2025MII · Full10OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
07/21/2025TNI · Full2OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
07/11/2025OHI · Full6—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
07/08/2025LAI · Full7OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
07/03/2025PAI · Full17OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP87784/SC
06/27/2025MII · Full3—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP87784/SC
04/24/2025TXII · Walk-around13OOSGK AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 35816115312554/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC351623102/11/202603/05/20264MA
TRANS SERVICES INC408481801/13/202601/13/20261MA
LOU NEW SERVICES LLC408674210/30/202512/08/20254FL
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC438125506/27/202508/13/20257IL
GK AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC358161104/24/202504/24/20251TX
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.
UP98542SC—ED TRANSPORTSS LLC02/11/2026 → 03/05/20264
ABSENTSC—TRANS SERVICES INC01/13/2026 → 01/13/20261
UP94613SC—LOU NEW SERVICES LLC10/30/2025 → 12/08/20253
UP94613FL—LOU NEW SERVICES LLC12/03/2025 → 12/03/20251
5312554ME—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC08/13/2025 → 08/13/20251
UP94613SC—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC07/08/2025 → 07/29/20254
UP87784SC—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC06/27/2025 → 07/03/20252
5312554ME—GK AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC04/24/2025 → 04/24/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026