Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5034JL005493 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 23
First seenJul 7, 2023
WA
Last seenJun 19, 2026
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
5VGFW5034JL005493
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
005493

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026FLII · Walk-around0LOGTRACKER CORP 43446265317082/ME
Nov 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Nov 14, 2025IAI · Full3OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Oct 2, 2025TNI · Full1ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Sep 2, 2025MDIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4199838TLR5317082/ME
Aug 12, 2025OHI · Full3OOSORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Aug 5, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
May 15, 2025IAII · Walk-around1ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Feb 21, 2025OHII · Walk-around0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Feb 11, 2025PAI · Full0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Dec 18, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Oct 15, 2024VAI · Full2ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Sep 17, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Sep 4, 2024ILII · Walk-around0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Aug 29, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Jun 4, 2024PAI · Full0ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41998385317082/ME
Feb 6, 2024OHII · Walk-around0TJ EXPRESS INC 34756265317082/ME
Jan 2, 2024OHIII · Driver-only2STARTA TRANSPORT INC 33531445317082/ME
Nov 10, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0STARTA TRANSPORT INC 33531445068279/ME
Oct 23, 2023MDI · Full1STARTA TRANSPORT INC 33531445068279/ME
Oct 10, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1STARTA TRANSPORT INC 33531445068279/ME
Oct 3, 2023TNI · Full1STARTA TRANSPORT INC 33531445068279/ME
Jul 7, 2023WAII · Walk-around1OOSSTARTA TRANSPORT INC 33531445068279/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOGTRACKER CORP4344626Jun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261FL
ORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4199838Jun 4, 2024Nov 25, 202515MD
TJ EXPRESS INC3475626Feb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241MA
STARTA TRANSPORT INC3353144Jul 7, 2023Jan 2, 20246IA
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.
5317082ME2LOGTRACKER CORPJun 19, 2026Jun 19, 20261
5317082MEORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 4, 2024Nov 25, 202514
TLR5317082MEORPHEU AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
5317082METJ EXPRESS INCFeb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241
5317082ME2STARTA TRANSPORT INCJan 2, 2024Jan 2, 20241
5068279ME2STARTA TRANSPORT INCJul 7, 2023Nov 10, 20235
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026