Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW503XLL008000 · TRAILER
Carriers run under8
35 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenNov 23, 2023
MO
Last seenOct 7, 2026
KY
Inspected under 8 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
5VGFW503XLL008000
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 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
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 – Oct 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2026KYI · Full0—EVA TRANSPORT LLC 36659521028385ST/IL
Sep 30, 2026TNI · Full0—EVA TRANSPORT LLC 36659521028385ST/IL
Feb 13, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1—KLM 20 LLC 44591301028385ST/IL
Jan 21, 2026NCI · Full0—KLM 20 LLC 445913010208385ST/IL
Nov 30, 2025IAIII · Driver-only5—THE TIME TRANS INC 35682011028385ST/IL
Nov 14, 2025VAIII · Driver-only2—SQ 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 · Full9—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156913383ST/IL
Feb 3, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156913383ST/IL
Jan 30, 2025MII · Full1—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156913282ST/IL
Jan 6, 2025ARI · Full1OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562913004ST/IL
Nov 7, 2024TNI · Full0—GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562913383ST/IL
Oct 29, 2024TNI · Full1—GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562913004ST/IL
Nov 23, 2023MOII · Walk-around5OOSGB CARGO INC 2407685746317ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

8 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVA TRANSPORT LLC3665952Sep 30, 2026Oct 7, 20262IL
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, 20253WY
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.
1028385STIL2EVA TRANSPORT LLCSep 30, 2026 → Oct 7, 20262
1028385STIL—KLM 20 LLCFeb 13, 2026 → Feb 13, 20261
10208385STIL—KLM 20 LLCJan 21, 2026 → Jan 21, 20261
1028385STIL—THE TIME TRANS INCNov 30, 2025 → Nov 30, 20251
1028385STIL—SQ 92 INCNov 14, 2025 → Nov 14, 20251
1028385STIL—BM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 26, 2025 → Aug 26, 20251
913383STIL—BM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 19, 2025 → Jul 19, 20251
913383STIL—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 3, 2025 → Feb 13, 20252
913282STIL—CRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 30, 2025 → Jan 30, 20251
913004STIL—GFT EXPRESS LLCOct 29, 2024 → Jan 6, 20252
913383STIL—GFT EXPRESS LLCNov 7, 2024 → Nov 7, 20241
746317STIL—GB CARGO INCNov 23, 2023 → Nov 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 7, 2026