Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5336JL004566 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenSep 25, 2023
MO
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5VGFW5336JL004566
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
FW533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
004566

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
Nov 25, 2025IAII · Walk-around25OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
Oct 27, 2025UTII · Walk-around13OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
Oct 3, 2025IAII · Walk-around25OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
Sep 23, 2025MOI · Full12OOSBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775401367/ME
May 28, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0ED TRANSPORTSS LLC 35162315401367/ME
May 20, 2025SCII · Walk-around3ED TRANSPORTSS LLC 35162315401367/ME
Oct 10, 2023PAIII · Driver-only5OOSSTARTA TRANSPORT INC 3353144TV77A48/GA
Sep 25, 2023MOII · Walk-around7OOSSTARTA TRANSPORT INC 3353144TV77A48/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4333977Sep 23, 2025Feb 17, 20265SC
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC3516231May 20, 2025May 28, 20252MA
STARTA TRANSPORT INC3353144Sep 25, 2023Oct 10, 20232IA
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.
5401367MEBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 23, 2025Feb 17, 20265
5401367MEED TRANSPORTSS LLCMay 20, 2025May 28, 20252
TV77A48GA2STARTA TRANSPORT INCSep 25, 2023Oct 10, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026