Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5027JL008105 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenApr 12, 2024
NJ
Last seenJul 30, 2025
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5VGFW5027JL008105
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
008105

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 · Apr 12, 2024 – Jul 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2025PAI · Full1CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2399657CH36083/NY
Jul 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around4CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2399657CH36083/NY
Aug 9, 2024NYII · Walk-around6OOSEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
Aug 7, 2024PAI · Full4OOSEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
Jul 5, 2024PAI · Full0EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
May 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CF24407/NY
Apr 30, 2024PAI · Full0ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CF24407/NY
Apr 12, 2024NJIII · Driver-only2EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CF24407/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2399657Jul 15, 2025Jul 30, 20252NY
EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC1427959Apr 12, 2024Aug 9, 20244NY
ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC3973687Apr 30, 2024May 15, 20242NY
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.
CH36083NYCUSE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 30, 20252
CF24407NYEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCApr 12, 2024Aug 9, 20244
CF24407NYANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INCApr 30, 2024May 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026