Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5033JL007073 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen06/27/2023
OH
Last seen10/04/2024
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5VGFW5033JL007073
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/31/2026
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 · 06/27/2023 – 10/04/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/04/2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSNINE EXPRESS LLC 38400395162968/ME
07/25/2024PAII · Walk-around10OOSLIGHT TOWING LLC 22843795337384/ME
06/06/2024PAI · Full1—LIGHT TOWING LLC 22843795337384/ME
05/08/2024PAI · Full4—LIGHT TOWING LLC 22843795337384/ME
09/22/2023OHII · Walk-around0—LIGHT TOWING LLC 22843795162968/ME
06/27/2023OHII · Walk-around0—LIGHT TOWING LLC 22843795162968/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NINE EXPRESS LLC384003910/04/202410/04/20241MA
LIGHT TOWING LLC228437906/27/202307/25/20245MD
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.
5162968ME—NINE EXPRESS LLC10/04/2024 → 10/04/20241
5337384ME—LIGHT TOWING LLC05/08/2024 → 07/25/20243
5162968ME—LIGHT TOWING LLC06/27/2023 → 09/22/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026
2018 Kaufman trailers of nc — VIN 5VGFW5033JL007073