Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW3526KL009941 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenOct 16, 2024
MS
Last seenJul 16, 2026
NC
Inspected under 5 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
5VGFW3526KL009941
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2019
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
FW352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
009941

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
2019

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 · Oct 16, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSLOU NEW SERVICES LLC 408674286579/NJ
Mar 27, 2026ALIII · Driver-only12TRANSPORT KING LLC 3608249D23TDA/NJ
Oct 31, 2025MSI · Full1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417845536683/ME
Oct 22, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3OOSCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 44417845536683/ME
Sep 26, 2025MIII · Walk-around4OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352575536683/ME
Jun 18, 2025TNI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352575536683/ME
Jun 17, 2025TNI · Full3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352575536683/ME
Jan 8, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1GRNT GEORGIA CORP 4067306S780168/OH
Oct 17, 2024TNI · Full0GRNT GEORGIA CORP 4067306S780168/OH
Oct 16, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0GRNT GEORGIA CORP 4067306S780168/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOU NEW SERVICES LLC4086742Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261FL
TRANSPORT KING LLC3608249Mar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261FL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 22, 2025Oct 31, 20252IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 17, 2025Sep 26, 20253IL
GRNT GEORGIA CORP4067306Oct 16, 2024Jan 8, 20253NY
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.
86579NJ2LOU NEW SERVICES LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
D23TDANJTRANSPORT KING LLCMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
5536683MECENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 22, 2025Oct 31, 20252
5536683MEPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 17, 2025Sep 26, 20253
S780168OHGRNT GEORGIA CORPOct 16, 2024Jan 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026