Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW532XMB000184 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenAug 5, 2025
MO
Last seenAug 13, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 12 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
5SHFW532XMB000184
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 11, 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
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000184

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 · 46 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 46 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
2021

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 5, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026OHI · Full4OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995L56095/IN
May 20, 2026IAI · Full1OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986L56095/IN
May 8, 2026ILII · Walk-around4OOSCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
May 1, 2026ILII · Walk-around4OOSPK LOGISTIX LLC 4521723L56095/IN
Mar 26, 2026OHII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
Nov 4, 2025ILII · Walk-around4CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
Oct 29, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
Oct 23, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
Oct 6, 2025UTII · Walk-around4OOSCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
Aug 8, 2025TNII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
Aug 5, 2025MOI · Full0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611L56095/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 20, 2026May 20, 20261WA
CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC4311611Aug 5, 2025May 8, 20268IL
PK LOGISTIX LLC4521723May 1, 2026May 1, 20261WA
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.
L56095IN2CARBON MOTORS LLCAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261
L56095INUNITRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
L56095INCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INCAug 5, 2025May 8, 20268
L56095INPK LOGISTIX LLCMay 1, 2026May 1, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 11, 2026