Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5034PL003168 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 19
First seenMay 21, 2024
MO
Last seenJun 26, 2026
VA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
5VGFW5034PL003168
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
003168

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
2023

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 · May 21, 2024 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425685929/ME
Jun 11, 2026NCI · Full0ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461423685929/ME
May 6, 2026PAI · Full4ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425643319/ME
Apr 18, 2026NCI · Full0ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425643319/ME
Mar 30, 2026WAI · Full0ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425643319/ME
Jan 8, 2026USI · Full1ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425564165/ME
Nov 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425564165/ME
Nov 5, 2025CTII · Walk-around3ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461425564165/ME
Aug 22, 2025ALII · Walk-around0BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521145564165/ME
May 30, 2025MIIII · Driver-only2BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC 2487340135284TE/IL
Aug 29, 2024ORII · Walk-around3LEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Aug 23, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2LEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Jun 25, 2024WIII · Walk-around2LEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Jun 8, 2024NDI · Full0LEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Jun 7, 2024MTI · Full2OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Jun 6, 2024WAI · Full3OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Jun 3, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0LEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
Jun 2, 2024MTII · Walk-around0LEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
May 21, 2024MOI · Full1OOSLEMON TREE INC 4000427135284TE/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP3346142Nov 5, 2025Jun 26, 20268IL
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Aug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251IL
BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC2487340May 30, 2025May 30, 20251IN
LEMON TREE INC4000427May 21, 2024Aug 29, 20249IN
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.
5685929ME2ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261
3685929MEALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
5643319MEALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPMar 30, 2026May 6, 20263
5564165MEALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPNov 5, 2025Jan 8, 20263
5564165MEBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251
135284TEILBARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
135284TEILLEMON TREE INCMay 21, 2024Aug 29, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026