Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5036KL008445 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seen11/18/2024
OH
Last seen07/13/2026
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5036KL008445
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/17/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 11/18/2024 – 07/13/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/13/2026FLI · Full7OOSAUTOTRANS EXPRESS1 CORP 448007285EDSB/FL
01/09/2026FLI · Full2—ELITE TOWING & LOGISTICS LLC 4258895E2895H/FL
03/14/2025MDII · Walk-around8OOSALIEN EXPRESS LLC 3555857QA66NR/FL
11/20/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057QA66NR/FL
11/18/2024OHII · Walk-around5OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057QA66NR/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTOTRANS EXPRESS1 CORP448007207/13/202607/13/20261FL
ELITE TOWING & LOGISTICS LLC425889501/09/202601/09/20261FL
ALIEN EXPRESS LLC355585703/14/202503/14/20251IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC427705711/18/202411/20/20242IL
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.
85EDSBFL2AUTOTRANS EXPRESS1 CORP07/13/2026 → 07/13/20261
E2895HFL—ELITE TOWING & LOGISTICS LLC01/09/2026 → 01/09/20261
QA66NRFL—ALIEN EXPRESS LLC03/14/2025 → 03/14/20251
QA66NRFL—MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC11/18/2024 → 11/20/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/17/2026