Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5038KB001361 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJul 22, 2025
IL
Last seenJul 27, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 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
5SHFW5038KB001361
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
001361

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 22, 2025 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026ARI · Full1OOSLADA TRANS INC 299838195M3JA/MO
Mar 20, 2026MOI · Full4DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159795M3JA/MO
Jan 29, 2026TNI · Full0DX AUTO GROUP LLC 410159795MP3JA/MO
Jul 22, 2025ILII · Walk-around7OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525795M3JA/MO
Jul 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 433525795M3JA/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LADA TRANS INC2998381Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261IN
DX AUTO GROUP LLC4101597Jan 29, 2026Mar 20, 20262IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 22, 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.
95M3JAMO2LADA TRANS INCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
95M3JAMODX AUTO GROUP LLCMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
95MP3JAMODX AUTO GROUP LLCJan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261
95M3JAMOPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 22, 2025Jul 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 4, 2026