Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5336GL002258 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 9
First seen12/14/2024
TN
Last seen03/02/2026
MA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
5VGFW5336GL002258
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
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 · 12/14/2024 – 03/02/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/02/2026MAIII · Driver-only2OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP96396/SC
02/05/2026MSI · Full0—TRANS SERVICES INC 4084818UP96396/SC
01/26/2026VAII · Walk-around15OOSTRANS SERVICES INC 4084818UP96396/SC
01/18/2026MOI · Full5OOSTRANS SERVICES INC 4084818UP96396/SC
01/12/2026FLI · Full5OOSTRANS SERVICES INC 4084818UP96396/SC
01/06/2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSTRANS SERVICES INC 4084818UP96396/SC
09/01/2025SCII · Walk-around6OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP92505/SC
08/17/2025MSI · Full4OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP83911/SC
12/14/2024TNI · Full1—MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 427705799999/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC351623103/02/202603/02/20261MA
TRANS SERVICES INC408481801/06/202602/05/20265MA
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC438125508/17/202509/01/20252IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC427705712/14/202412/14/20241IL
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.
UP96396SC—ED TRANSPORTSS LLC03/02/2026 → 03/02/20261
UP96396SC—TRANS SERVICES INC01/06/2026 → 02/05/20265
UP92505SC—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC09/01/2025 → 09/01/20251
UP83911SC—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC08/17/2025 → 08/17/20251
99999UK—MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC12/14/2024 → 12/14/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026