Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5321RL008438 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJan 23, 2025
IL
Last seenDec 11, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 11 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
7UZFW5321RL008438
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
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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 · 214 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 214 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 · Jan 23, 2025 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025MOIII · Driver-only26OOSJ AND B HOTSHOT LLC 40048595437463/ME
Dec 4, 2025KSII · Walk-around8THE TIME TRANS INC 35682015437463/ME
Jul 23, 2025PAI · Full27OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 42521145437463/ME
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full2GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625437463/ME
Mar 25, 2025TNI · Full4OOSGFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625437463/ME
Mar 20, 2025UTI · Full8GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625437463/ME
Feb 19, 2025COIII · Driver-only0GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625437463/ME
Jan 23, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GFT EXPRESS LLC 42255625437463/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J AND B HOTSHOT LLC4004859Dec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251IL
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Dec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251IN
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251IL
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Jan 23, 2025Apr 2, 20255IN
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.
5437463MEJ AND B HOTSHOT LLCDec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251
5437463METHE TIME TRANS INCDec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251
5437463MEBM 5 EXPRESS LLCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
5437463MEGFT EXPRESS LLCJan 23, 2025Apr 2, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026