Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5333GL000435 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 10
First seen07/13/2023
SC
Last seen07/01/2026
AR
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 36 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
5VGFW5333GL000435
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
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 · 07/13/2023 – 07/01/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/01/2026ARI · Full9OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986292376N/TX
05/11/2026NCIII · Driver-only4OOSSABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC 4283164292376N/TX
04/13/2026LAI · Full2OOSSABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC 4283164292376N/TX
02/20/2026TXI · Full1OOSSAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786292376N/TX
02/19/2026TNI · Full2—SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786292376N/TX
02/14/2026OHIII · Driver-only1—SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786292376N/TX
01/22/2026LAI · Full9OOSSAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC 3097786853894M/TX
09/02/2025ALI · Full10OOSAPI AUTO GROUP LLC 4285236853894M/TX
07/12/2025LAII · Walk-around3OOSGD CARGO INC 3645798853894M/TX
07/13/2023SCIII · Driver-only1—TRADE IN TRANSPORT INC 931563XQS048/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC455098607/01/202607/01/20261WA
SABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC428316404/13/202605/11/20262RI
SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC309778601/22/202602/20/20264IL
API AUTO GROUP LLC428523609/02/202509/02/20251CA
GD CARGO INC364579807/12/202507/12/20251TX
TRADE IN TRANSPORT INC93156307/13/202307/13/20231AL
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.
292376NTX2UNITRANSPORT LLC07/01/2026 → 07/01/20261
292376NTX2SABOURIN SUN TRANSPORT LLC04/13/2026 → 05/11/20262
292376NTX—SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC02/14/2026 → 02/20/20263
853894MTX—SAFE WAY ENTERPRISES INC01/22/2026 → 01/22/20261
853894MTX—API AUTO GROUP LLC09/02/2025 → 09/02/20251
853894MTX—GD CARGO INC07/12/2025 → 07/12/20251
XQS048GA—TRADE IN TRANSPORT INC07/13/2023 → 07/13/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026