Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5038PL000810 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seen07/17/2025
TN
Last seen03/24/2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
5VGFW5038PL000810
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
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 · 07/17/2025 – 03/24/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/24/2026TNI · Full2OOSAILEN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC 4364128R1K703/KY
10/30/2025TNI · Full1OOSBLADES CARGO LLC 4320526R1K703/KY
10/22/2025TNI · Full0—BLADES CARGO LLC 4320526R1K703/KY
08/21/2025FLII · Walk-around3OOSBLADES CARGO LLC 4320526R1K703/FL
07/17/2025TNI · Full10OOSBLADES CARGO LLC 4320526R1K703/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AILEN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC436412803/24/202603/24/20261KY
BLADES CARGO LLC432052607/17/202510/30/20254KY
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.
R1K703KY—AILEN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC03/24/2026 → 03/24/20261
R1K703KY—BLADES CARGO LLC07/17/2025 → 10/30/20253
R1K703FL—BLADES CARGO LLC08/21/2025 → 08/21/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026