Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW503XLL008000 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenNov 23, 2023
MO
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
MO
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 27 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
5VGFW503XLL008000
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
008000

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
2020

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 · Nov 23, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1KLM 20 LLC 44591301028385ST/IL
Jan 21, 2026NCI · Full0KLM 20 LLC 445913010208385ST/IL
Nov 30, 2025IAIII · Driver-only5THE TIME TRANS INC 35682011028385ST/IL
Nov 14, 2025VAIII · Driver-only2SQ 92 INC 28683951028385ST/IL
Aug 26, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521141028385ST/IL
Jul 19, 2025OKI · Full2OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114913383ST/IL
Feb 13, 2025WII · Full9CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156913383ST/IL
Feb 3, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156913383ST/IL
Jan 30, 2025MII · Full1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156913282ST/IL
Jan 6, 2025ARI · Full1OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562913004ST/IL
Nov 7, 2024TNI · Full0GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562913383ST/IL
Oct 29, 2024TNI · Full1GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562913004ST/IL
Nov 23, 2023MOII · Walk-around5OOSGB CARGO INC 2407685746317ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KLM 20 LLC4459130Jan 21, 2026Feb 13, 20262WI
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Nov 30, 2025Nov 30, 20251IN
SQ 92 INC2868395Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 19, 2025Aug 26, 20252IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Jan 30, 2025Feb 13, 20253IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Oct 29, 2024Jan 6, 20253IN
GB CARGO INC2407685Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 20231IN
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.
1028385STILKLM 20 LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
10208385STILKLM 20 LLCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
1028385STILTHE TIME TRANS INCNov 30, 2025Nov 30, 20251
1028385STILSQ 92 INCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
1028385STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
913383STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 19, 2025Jul 19, 20251
913383STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 3, 2025Feb 13, 20252
913282STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251
913004STILGFT EXPRESS LLCOct 29, 2024Jan 6, 20252
913383STILGFT EXPRESS LLCNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241
746317STILGB CARGO INCNov 23, 2023Nov 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026