Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc

7UZFW5038PL003389 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 8
First seenFeb 17, 2025
NC
Last seenAug 19, 2026
VA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 18 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
7UZFW5038PL003389
Make
Kaufman Trailers Group, Llc
Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 1, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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 · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC

Prefix basis · 218 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
2023

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 · Feb 17, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2026VAII · Walk-around29OOSPETRON LOGISTICS LLC 4551308QB17VC/FL
Jul 3, 2026FLIII · Driver-only3OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995QB17VC/FL
May 5, 2026PAIII · Driver-only10OOSTWIN POWERS LOGISTICS LLC 4483867QB17VC/FL
Apr 30, 2026NCIII · Driver-only7OOSTWIN POWERS LOGISTICS LLC 4483867QB17VC/FL
Mar 19, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2OOSTWIN POWERS LOGISTICS LLC 4483867QB17VC/FL
Sep 11, 2025OHII · Walk-around5OOSASV XPRESS LLC 43893011013518ST/IL
Feb 19, 2025PAI · Full0MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057989682ST/IL
Feb 17, 2025NCII · Walk-around0MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057989697ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETRON LOGISTICS LLC4551308Aug 19, 2026Aug 19, 20261FL
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20261FL
TWIN POWERS LOGISTICS LLC4483867Mar 19, 2026May 5, 20263FL
ASV XPRESS LLC4389301Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251IL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Feb 17, 2025Feb 19, 20252IL
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.
QB17VCFL2PETRON LOGISTICS LLCAug 19, 2026Aug 19, 20261
QB17VCFL2CARBON MOTORS LLCJul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20261
QB17VCFLTWIN POWERS LOGISTICS LLCMar 19, 2026May 5, 20263
1013518STILASV XPRESS LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
989682STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251
989697STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 1, 2026