Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5036HL005361 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen07/19/2023
VA
Last seen09/24/2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
5VGFW5036HL005361
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
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 · 07/19/2023 – 09/24/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/24/2025OHII · Walk-around0—FRANCISCONI SERVICES LLC 44142255348438/ME
06/20/2025KYI · Full1—NEWTRANSCOMET LLC 35739915348438/ME
04/10/2024MDI · Full3OOSV8 MOTORS LLC 3041582255024E/ME
04/10/2024MDI · Full0—V8 MOTORS LLC 304158225502E/ME
12/12/2023VAIII · Driver-only0—V8 MOTORS LLC 3041582255024E/ME
07/19/2023VAII · Walk-around6OOSV8 MOTORS LLC 3041582255024E/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANCISCONI SERVICES LLC441422509/24/202509/24/20251MD
NEWTRANSCOMET LLC357399106/20/202506/20/20251MD
V8 MOTORS LLC304158207/19/202304/10/20244MD
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.
5348438ME—FRANCISCONI SERVICES LLC09/24/2025 → 09/24/20251
5348438ME—NEWTRANSCOMET LLC06/20/2025 → 06/20/20251
255024EME—V8 MOTORS LLC07/19/2023 → 04/10/20243
25502EME—V8 MOTORS LLC04/10/2024 → 04/10/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026