Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5020LL010541 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seenSep 11, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 2, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
5VGFW5020LL010541
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 8, 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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
010541

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
2020

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 11, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026PAI · Full4OOSCAR CARRIER OHIO INC 4348375PT608T8/PA
Jul 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only6CAR CARRIER OHIO INC 4348375PT608T8/PA
Jul 4, 2025PAIII · Driver-only5CAR CARRIER OHIO INC 4348375PT608T8/PA
Jun 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4CAR CARRIER OHIO INC 4348375PT608T8/PA
Mar 27, 2025OHII · Walk-around7OOSCAR CARRIER OHIO INC 4348375PT608T8/PA
Aug 29, 2024PAI · Full3ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT608T8/PA
Jul 8, 2024OHII · Walk-around4OOSALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT608T8/PA
Mar 18, 2024KYI · Full2ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT608T8/PA
Feb 28, 2024KYI · Full2OOSALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC 3450989PT656K4/PA
Dec 17, 2023PAI · Full0EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT656K4/PA
Dec 14, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0EXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT656K4/PA
Oct 19, 2023OHII · Walk-around1OOSEXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT656K4/PA
Sep 11, 2023KYI · Full3OOSEXPERT HAULER INC 3286967PT656K4/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAR CARRIER OHIO INC4348375Mar 27, 2025Mar 2, 20265OH
ALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INC3450989Feb 28, 2024Aug 29, 20244PA
EXPERT HAULER INC3286967Sep 11, 2023Dec 17, 20234PA
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.
PT608T8PACAR CARRIER OHIO INCMar 27, 2025Mar 2, 20265
PT608T8PAALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INCMar 18, 2024Aug 29, 20243
PT656K4PAALEXS TRUCKING SOLUTION INCFeb 28, 2024Feb 28, 20241
PT656K4PAEXPERT HAULER INCSep 11, 2023Dec 17, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 8, 2026