Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5323PL000944 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seen08/14/2024
NE
Last seen01/16/2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
5VGFW5323PL000944
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/27/2026
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 · 08/14/2024 – 01/16/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/16/2026TNI · Full3OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 44921275232579/ME
09/19/2025PAII · Walk-around17OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 36480445232579/ME
09/11/2025WYI · Full6OOSALIEN CORPORATION 30971185234329/ME
11/20/2024COI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811523-2579/ME
10/31/2024KSI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115234329/ME
08/15/2024MNIII · Driver-only0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115234329/ME
08/14/2024NEII · Walk-around4OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115234329/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LCZW CARGO LLC449212701/16/202601/16/20261IL
MLS CAPITAL INC364804409/19/202509/19/20251IL
ALIEN CORPORATION309711809/11/202509/11/20251IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC249881108/14/202411/20/20244IL
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.
5232579ME—LCZW CARGO LLC01/16/2026 → 01/16/20261
5232579ME2MLS CAPITAL INC09/19/2025 → 09/19/20251
5234329ME—ALIEN CORPORATION09/11/2025 → 09/11/20251
523-2579ME—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC11/20/2024 → 11/20/20241
5234329ME—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC08/14/2024 → 10/31/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026