Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4438JL002605 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenMar 17, 2025
FL
Last seenJul 3, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5VGFE4438JL002605
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FE443

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
002605

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 17, 2025 – Jul 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 3, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1OOSAUTO CARRIER USA LLC 4472062QB69WR/FL
Feb 13, 2026ALII · Walk-around10OOSAD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB59SG/FL
Nov 5, 2025LAI · Full1AD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB59SG/FL
Jun 20, 2025MOII · Walk-around8OOSAD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB13PQ/FL
May 1, 2025FLI · Full4OOSAD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB13PQ/FL
Apr 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0AD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB13PQ/FL
Apr 1, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2AD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB13PQ/FL
Mar 27, 2025FLI · Full0AD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB13PQ/FL
Mar 17, 2025FLI · Full9OOSAD XPRESS HAULING LLC 4314337QB49HS/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO CARRIER USA LLC4472062Jul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20261FL
AD XPRESS HAULING LLC4314337Mar 17, 2025Feb 13, 20268FL
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.
QB69WRFL2AUTO CARRIER USA LLCJul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20261
QB59SGFLAD XPRESS HAULING LLCNov 5, 2025Feb 13, 20262
QB13PQFLAD XPRESS HAULING LLCMar 27, 2025Jun 20, 20255
QB49HSFLAD XPRESS HAULING LLCMar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026