Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5036MB000731 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenFeb 14, 2025
TN
Last seenJul 23, 2026
IL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 17 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
5SHFW5036MB000731
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 7, 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
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
000731

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 14, 2025 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1YMC TRANSPORT LLC 45516021020235ST/IL
Jun 18, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0EASTROADS LLC 45048961020235ST/IL
May 29, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0EASTROADS LLC 45048961020235ST/IL
May 2, 2026TNI · Full0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181721020235ST/IL
Apr 11, 2026TNI · Full2OOSKLM 20 LLC 44591301020235ST/IL
Apr 8, 2026MSI · Full6OOSKLM 20 LLC 44591301020235ST/IL
Feb 14, 2025TNI · Full2CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156981754ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YMC TRANSPORT LLC4551602Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261IL
EASTROADS LLC4504896May 29, 2026Jun 18, 20262OH
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172May 2, 2026May 2, 20261IL
KLM 20 LLC4459130Apr 8, 2026Apr 11, 20262WI
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Feb 14, 2025Feb 14, 20251IN
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.
1020235STIL2YMC TRANSPORT LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
1020235STIL2EASTROADS LLCMay 29, 2026Jun 18, 20262
1020235STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 2, 2026May 2, 20261
1020235STILKLM 20 LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 11, 20262
981754STILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 14, 2025Feb 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 7, 2026