Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL4338ML012160 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJun 29, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 7, 2026
MA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
5VGFL4338ML012160
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
012160

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1H ESTOKER CORPORATION 43600685660309/ME
Apr 8, 2025MAIII · Driver-only4OOSTDS TRANSPORTATION INC 432641737G8/MA
Feb 11, 2025MAIII · Driver-only6TDS TRANSPORTATION INC 432641737G8/MA
Jul 20, 2023MAIII · Driver-only5OOSDE ALMEIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 4061640TZ21493/MA
Jun 29, 2023ILII · Walk-around3OOSDE ALMEIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 4061640TZ21493/MA
Jun 29, 2023ILI · Full2OOSDE ALMEIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 4061640TZ21493/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
H ESTOKER CORPORATION4360068Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261FL
TDS TRANSPORTATION INC4326417Feb 11, 2025Apr 8, 20252MA
DE ALMEIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY4061640Jun 29, 2023Jul 20, 20233MA
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.
5660309ME2H ESTOKER CORPORATIONJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
37G8MATDS TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 11, 2025Apr 8, 20252
TZ21493MADE ALMEIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANYJun 29, 2023Jul 20, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026