Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman trailers of nc

5VGFW5336JL004566 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seen09/25/2023
MO
Last seen02/17/2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5VGFW5336JL004566
Make
Kaufman trailers of nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
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 · 09/25/2023 – 02/17/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/17/2026NCIII · Driver-only0—BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
11/25/2025IAII · Walk-around25OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
10/27/2025UTII · Walk-around13OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
10/03/2025IAII · Walk-around25OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
09/23/2025MOI · Full12OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
05/28/2025SCIII · Driver-only0—ED TRANSPORTSS LLC 35162315401367/ME
05/20/2025SCII · Walk-around3—ED TRANSPORTSS LLC 35162315401367/ME
10/10/2023PAIII · Driver-only5OOSSTARTA TRANSPORT INC 3353144TV77A48/GA
09/25/2023MOII · Walk-around7OOSSTARTA TRANSPORT INC 3353144TV77A48/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC433397709/23/202502/17/20265SC
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC351623105/20/202505/28/20252MA
STARTA TRANSPORT INC335314409/25/202310/10/20232IA
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.
5401367ME—BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC09/23/2025 → 02/17/20265
5401367ME—ED TRANSPORTSS LLC05/20/2025 → 05/28/20252
TV77A48GA2STARTA TRANSPORT INC09/25/2023 → 10/10/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026