Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5028RL000969 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 16, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 4, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
7UZFW5028RL000969
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
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
7UZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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
2024

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 · May 16, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026NJI · Full4OOSBLACK SEE EXPRESS LLC 4383994CG65885/NY
Oct 17, 2025NYII · Walk-around0EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CG65885/NY
Jan 7, 2025PAI · Full3OOSEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CG65885/NY
Dec 31, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CG65885/NY
Oct 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around0ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3973687CG65885/NY
Aug 29, 2024PAI · Full3EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959CG65885/NY
May 16, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 1427959061524/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SEE EXPRESS LLC4383994Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261CT
EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC1427959May 16, 2024Oct 17, 20255NY
ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC3973687Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241NY
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.
CG65885NYBLACK SEE EXPRESS LLCJun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261
CG65885NYEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCAug 29, 2024Oct 17, 20254
CG65885NYANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
061524NCEMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCMay 16, 2024May 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026