Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5036ML010134 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
9 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenNov 24, 2025
FL
Last seenAug 6, 2026
FL
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 9 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
5VGFW5036ML010134
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
010134

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
2021

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 · Nov 24, 2025 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0ZTR GROUP LLC 71932605679393/ME
Aug 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ZTR GROUP LLC 71932605679393/ME
Jul 13, 2026NCI · Full2QDPT CARGO LLC 45389795679393/ME
Jun 30, 2026VAI · Full2QDPT CARGO LLC 45389795561157/ME
Jun 2, 2026VAII · Walk-around0UNITRANSPORT LLC 45509865561157/ME
May 3, 2026NCI · Full1OOSPK LOGISTIX LLC 45217235561157/ME
Feb 12, 2026KYI · Full0AUTO TITI LLC 44995625561157/ME
Feb 10, 2026MSI · Full0AUTO TITI LLC 44995625561157/ME
Jan 18, 2026WVI · Full0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765560024/ME
Dec 10, 2025SCII · Walk-around0LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765560024/ME
Nov 24, 2025FLI · Full1LIPCHENKO & CO LLC 44389765560024/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZTR GROUP LLC7193260Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 20262IL
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jun 30, 2026Jul 13, 20262IL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261WA
PK LOGISTIX LLC4521723May 3, 2026May 3, 20261WA
AUTO TITI LLC4499562Feb 10, 2026Feb 12, 20262TX
LIPCHENKO & CO LLC4438976Nov 24, 2025Jan 18, 20263FL
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.
5679393ME2ZTR GROUP LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 6, 20262
5679393ME2QDPT CARGO LLCJul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261
5561157ME2QDPT CARGO LLCJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
5561157MEUNITRANSPORT LLCJun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261
5561157MEPK LOGISTIX LLCMay 3, 2026May 3, 20261
5561157MEAUTO TITI LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 12, 20262
5560024MELIPCHENKO & CO LLCNov 24, 2025Jan 18, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026