Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5024LL002197 · TRAILER
Carriers run under8
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 31, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 5, 2026
MS
Inspected under 8 different carriers in 23 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
5VGFW5024LL002197
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 2, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
002197

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 · Jul 31, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026MSI · Full0PALLADIUM CARRIER INC 40883335662790/ME
May 12, 2026PAI · Full0PALLADIUM CARRIER INC 40883335662790/ME
Mar 18, 2026KSII · Walk-around18OOSXPEL ONE INC 3999180CH64391/NY
Feb 25, 2026IAII · Walk-around2MTMFO LLC 4501798CH64391/NY
Jan 23, 2026ILIII · Driver-only6OOSTIMUR & TEAM LLC 4295865CH64391/NY
Dec 11, 2025MIII · Walk-around9VASPAN INC 4169339CH64391/NY
Jun 20, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257CH64391/NY
Jun 17, 2025INIII · Driver-only3MABRAI INC 4298782CH64391/NY
Jul 31, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1VIP 777 TRANSPORTATION INC 41135335404479/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

8 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALLADIUM CARRIER INC4088333May 12, 2026Jun 5, 20262PA
XPEL ONE INC3999180Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261NC
MTMFO LLC4501798Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261IL
TIMUR & TEAM LLC4295865Jan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261OH
VASPAN INC4169339Dec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251OH
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251IL
MABRAI INC4298782Jun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251PA
VIP 777 TRANSPORTATION INC4113533Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241PA
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.
5662790MEPALLADIUM CARRIER INCMay 12, 2026Jun 5, 20262
CH64391NYXPEL ONE INCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
CH64391NYMTMFO LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
CH64391NYTIMUR & TEAM LLCJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
CH64391NYVASPAN INCDec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251
CH64391NYPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
CH64391NYMABRAI INCJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
5404479MEVIP 777 TRANSPORTATION INCJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026