Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5039KB000428 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
13 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMay 29, 2025
IL
Last seenJun 24, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 13 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
5SHFW5039KB000428
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 4, 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
5SH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
000428

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.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC.

Prefix basis · 116 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 116 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 29, 2025 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026MOI · Full31OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995X3F601/KY
Mar 4, 2026OHII · Walk-around1MTMFO LLC 4501798125751PT/SC
Dec 26, 2025KSII · Walk-around0DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159785M1NV/MO
Aug 1, 2025MOIII · Driver-only10DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159750M9KE/MO
Jul 22, 2025WYI · Full3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525750M9KE/MO
Jun 23, 2025MOI · Full1OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525750M9KE/MO
May 29, 2025ILII · Walk-around2DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159750M9KE/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261FL
MTMFO LLC4501798Mar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261IL
DX AUTO GROUP LLC4101597May 29, 2025Dec 26, 20253IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 23, 2025Jul 22, 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.
X3F601KY2CARBON MOTORS LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
125751PTSCMTMFO LLCMar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261
85M1NVMODX AUTO GROUP LLCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
50M9KEMODX AUTO GROUP LLCMay 29, 2025Aug 1, 20252
50M9KEMOPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 23, 2025Jul 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 4, 2026