Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5033ML010558 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen07/13/2025
TX
Last seen02/22/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
5VGFW5033ML010558
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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 · 07/13/2025 – 02/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/22/2026TXII · Walk-around0—DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159705M3JK/MO
01/08/2026TXII · Walk-around0—DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159705M3JK/MO
10/06/2025NYII · Walk-around2—NIMBUS 2000 LLC 443654205M3JK/MO
09/01/2025MOII · Walk-around8OOSDX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159705M3JK/MO
07/15/2025COIII · Driver-only4—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525705M3JK/MO
07/13/2025TXII · Walk-around3—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525705M3JK/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DX AUTO GROUP LLC410159709/01/202502/22/20263IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC443654210/06/202510/06/20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC433525707/13/202507/15/20252IL
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.
05M3JKMO—DX AUTO GROUP LLC09/01/2025 → 02/22/20263
05M3JKMO—NIMBUS 2000 LLC10/06/2025 → 10/06/20251
05M3JKMO—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC07/13/2025 → 07/15/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026