Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5020PL001904 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenDec 5, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 29, 2026
OH
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 31 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
7UZFW5020PL001904
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
7UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC

Prefix basis · 120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 120 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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 GROUP, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 5, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026OHII · Walk-around8OOSLUCKY STAR EXPRESS LLC 2920922912594ST/IL
Nov 19, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4THE TIME TRANS INC 3568201912594ST/IL
Aug 22, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114912005ST/IL
Aug 13, 2025NJI · Full0BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114912594ST/IL
Jul 29, 2025TXI · Full1BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 4252114912594ST/IL
Feb 27, 2025MSI · Full0CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156912005ST/IL
Aug 27, 2024IAI · Full3LADA TRANS INC 2998381912594ST/IL
Jun 28, 2024NCI · Full1LADA TRANS INC 2998381912594ST/IL
May 20, 2024MOI · Full1LADA TRANS INC 2998381912594ST/IL
May 13, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0LADA TRANS INC 2998381912594ST/IL
Dec 18, 2023UTI · Full6LADA TRANS INC 2998381FW50LP/IL
Dec 5, 2023MOI · Full5LADA TRANS INC 2998381912005ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUCKY STAR EXPRESS LLC2920922Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261IN
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 29, 2025Aug 22, 20253IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251IN
LADA TRANS INC2998381Dec 5, 2023Aug 27, 20246IN
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.
912594STIL2LUCKY STAR EXPRESS LLCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
912594STILTHE TIME TRANS INCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
912005STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251
912594STILBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 29, 2025Aug 13, 20252
912005STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
912594STILLADA TRANS INCMay 13, 2024Aug 27, 20244
FW50LPILLADA TRANS INCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
912005STILLADA TRANS INCDec 5, 2023Dec 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026