Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFE4739HB000747 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenAug 1, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 11, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5SHFE4739HB000747
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 3, 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
FE473

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000747

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 · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 23 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
2017

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
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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 1, 2023 – Apr 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Mar 13, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Feb 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Nov 13, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Mar 13, 2024NCI · Full0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Jan 26, 2024NCI · Full0ROBERT TYLER HENDRY 3941492DB86367/NC
Nov 17, 2023NCI · Full0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Oct 25, 2023NCI · Full0HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC 4134964DB86367/NC
Sep 19, 2023NCI · Full0ROBERT TYLER HENDRY 3941492DB55307/NC
Aug 1, 2023NCI · Full1ROBERT TYLER HENDRY 3941492DB55307/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HENDRYS TRANSPORT LLC4134964Oct 25, 2023Apr 11, 20257NC
ROBERT TYLER HENDRY3941492Aug 1, 2023Jan 26, 20243NC
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.
DB86367NCHENDRYS TRANSPORT LLCOct 25, 2023Apr 11, 20257
DB86367NCROBERT TYLER HENDRYJan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241
DB55307NCROBERT TYLER HENDRYAug 1, 2023Sep 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026