Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGLT4228GL004771 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 20, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 29, 2024
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
5VGLT4228GL004771
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
LT422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
004771

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
2016

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 20, 2023 – Oct 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2024NCI · Full24OOSA SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4187153AE78106/NC
Jul 26, 2024SCII · Walk-around8LITTLE LOGGING INC 2424618AE78106/NC
Jul 2, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2A SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4187153AE78106/NC
Jan 24, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3LITTLE LOGGING INC 2424618AE78106/NC
Jan 9, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0LITTLE LOGGING INC 2424618AE78106/NC
Jul 20, 2023SCII · Walk-around4LITTLE LOGGING INC 2424618AE78106/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION LLC4187153Jul 2, 2024Oct 29, 20242NC
LITTLE LOGGING INC2424618Jul 20, 2023Jul 26, 20244NC
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.
AE78106NCA SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2024Oct 29, 20242
AE78106NCLITTLE LOGGING INCJul 20, 2023Jul 26, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026