Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5033GL004506 · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
11 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections12
of 17
First seenApr 24, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 5, 2026
AR
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 11 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
5VGFW5033GL004506
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
004506

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
2016

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 24, 2025 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026ARI · Full13OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
Mar 5, 2026ARII · Walk-around9OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
Feb 19, 2026ALI · Full9OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
Feb 11, 2026NCI · Full1OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231UP98542/SC
Jan 13, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1TRANS SERVICES INC 4084818ABSENT/SC
Dec 8, 2025ILI · Full25OOSLOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/SC
Dec 3, 2025KYI · Full4LOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/FL
Dec 1, 2025GAI · Full6OOSLOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/SC
Oct 30, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1LOU NEW SERVICES LLC 4086742UP94613/SC
Aug 13, 2025TXI · Full11OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 43812555312554/ME
Jul 29, 2025MII · Full10OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
Jul 21, 2025TNI · Full2OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
Jul 11, 2025OHI · Full6SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
Jul 8, 2025LAI · Full7OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP94613/SC
Jul 3, 2025PAI · Full17OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP87784/SC
Jun 27, 2025MII · Full3SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255UP87784/SC
Apr 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around13OOSGK AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 35816115312554/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC3516231Feb 11, 2026Mar 5, 20264MA
TRANS SERVICES INC4084818Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261MA
LOU NEW SERVICES LLC4086742Oct 30, 2025Dec 8, 20254FL
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC4381255Jun 27, 2025Aug 13, 20257IL
GK AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC3581611Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251TX
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.
UP98542SCED TRANSPORTSS LLCFeb 11, 2026Mar 5, 20264
ABSENTSCTRANS SERVICES INCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
UP94613SCLOU NEW SERVICES LLCOct 30, 2025Dec 8, 20253
UP94613FLLOU NEW SERVICES LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
5312554MESUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCAug 13, 2025Aug 13, 20251
UP94613SCSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJul 8, 2025Jul 29, 20254
UP87784SCSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2025Jul 3, 20252
5312554MEGK AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026