Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5033HL000358 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 19, 2024
GA
Last seenDec 9, 2025
KS
Inspected under 5 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
5VGFW5033HL000358
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
000358

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 19, 2024 – Dec 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 9, 2025KSII · Walk-around3DMLCSL LLC 44769275524756/ME
Nov 28, 2025TNI · Full0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417845524756/ME
Sep 4, 2025AZI · Full1NIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365425524756/ME
Aug 6, 2025UTIII · Driver-only3PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352575524756/ME
Jul 17, 2025MOI · Full4OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352575524756/ME
Nov 19, 2024GAII · Walk-around1OOSVET XPRESS TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC 42905165391920/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 17, 2025Aug 6, 20252IL
VET XPRESS TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC4290516Nov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241CA
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.
5524756MEDMLCSL LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
5524756MECENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251
5524756MENIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
5524756MEPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2025Aug 6, 20252
5391920MEVET XPRESS TRANSPORT SERVICE LLCNov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026