Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFE4733JL005147 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenDec 26, 2023
GA
Last seenMay 25, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFE4733JL005147
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
FE473

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
005147

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 · Dec 26, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026GAIII · Driver-only5E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Apr 21, 2026GAI · Full2E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Feb 10, 2026GAI · Full6E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Jan 8, 2026FLI · Full3E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Mar 13, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Sep 24, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Aug 22, 2024GAI · Full9OOSE & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
May 23, 2024FLII · Walk-around0J & M TANK LINES INC 1844052558330/ME
May 23, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/MI
Mar 25, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Feb 29, 2024FLI · Full5OOSE & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
Dec 26, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0E & J TRANSPORT INC 3103092TS35B70/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & J TRANSPORT INC3103092Dec 26, 2023May 25, 202611GA
J & M TANK LINES INC184405May 23, 2024May 23, 20241AL
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.
TS35B70GAE & J TRANSPORT INCDec 26, 2023May 25, 202610
2558330MEJ & M TANK LINES INCMay 23, 2024May 23, 20241
TS35B70MIE & J TRANSPORT INCMay 23, 2024May 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026