Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5034ML012321 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
14 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenJul 28, 2025
MT
Last seenSep 6, 2026
KS
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 14 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
5VGFW5034ML012321
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 24, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
012321

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
2021

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 · Jul 28, 2025 – Sep 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 6, 2026KSI · Full15OOSAFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305679915/ME
Jul 31, 2026PAII · Walk-around3—ZTR GROUP LLC 71932605472705/ME
Jul 15, 2026ILII · Walk-around5—QDPT CARGO LLC 45389795472705/ME
Jul 14, 2026WIIII · Driver-only7OOSAFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305472705/ME
Jul 13, 2026WIIII · Driver-only14OOSAFFECT TRUCK LLC 38678305472705/ME
Jul 2, 2026GAI · Full0—QDPT CARGO LLC 45389795472705/ME
Jun 26, 2026OHI · Full0—UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865472705/ME
May 5, 2026WII · Full4—PK LOGISTIX LLC 45217235472705/ME
Apr 2, 2026INIII · Driver-only3OOSSHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055472705/ME
Mar 10, 2026TNI · Full0—SHAPOVAL & CO LLC 45100055472705/ME
Aug 13, 2025KYI · Full0—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 43812555472705/ME
Jul 28, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 43812555472705/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFECT TRUCK LLC3867830Jul 13, 2026Sep 6, 20263OH
ZTR GROUP LLC7193260Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261IL
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 2, 2026Jul 15, 20262IL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261WA
PK LOGISTIX LLC4521723May 5, 2026May 5, 20261WA
SHAPOVAL & CO LLC4510005Mar 10, 2026Apr 2, 20262OH
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC4381255Jul 28, 2025Aug 13, 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.
5679915ME2AFFECT TRUCK LLCSep 6, 2026 → Sep 6, 20261
5472705ME2ZTR GROUP LLCJul 31, 2026 → Jul 31, 20261
5472705ME2QDPT CARGO LLCJul 2, 2026 → Jul 15, 20262
5472705ME2AFFECT TRUCK LLCJul 13, 2026 → Jul 14, 20262
5472705ME2UNITRANSPORT LLCJun 26, 2026 → Jun 26, 20261
5472705ME—PK LOGISTIX LLCMay 5, 2026 → May 5, 20261
5472705ME—SHAPOVAL & CO LLCMar 10, 2026 → Apr 2, 20262
5472705ME—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJul 28, 2025 → Aug 13, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 24, 2026