Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL4334ML000863 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenDec 5, 2023
CT
Last seenSep 15, 2025
MA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
5VGFL4334ML000863
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
FL433

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000863

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
2021

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 5, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025MAI · Full7OOSHOTROAD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4249644L32TBZ/NJ
May 12, 2025MAIII · Driver-only3HOTROAD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4249644E20TBU/NJ
Jun 14, 2024MAII · Walk-around8OOSGOLDEN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 4105506W78TAT/NJ
Apr 22, 2024MEI · Full3HERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLC 3612637W78TAT/NJ
Apr 18, 2024CTII · Walk-around11OOSHERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLC 3612637W78TAT/NJ
Feb 14, 2024CTI · Full10OOSRAFER FRAN CORP 4042364TZM32E/NJ
Dec 5, 2023CTI · Full1RAFER FRAN CORP 4042364TZM32E/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOTROAD TRANSPORTATION LLC4249644May 12, 2025Sep 15, 20252NJ
GOLDEN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC4105506Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241NJ
HERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLC3612637Apr 18, 2024Apr 22, 20242NJ
RAFER FRAN CORP4042364Dec 5, 2023Feb 14, 20242NJ
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.
L32TBZNJ2HOTROAD TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
E20TBUNJ2HOTROAD TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
W78TATNJGOLDEN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLCJun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241
W78TATNJHERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 18, 2024Apr 22, 20242
TZM32ENJ2RAFER FRAN CORPDec 5, 2023Feb 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026