Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5329LB000983 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 12, 2025
WI
Last seenAug 16, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5SHFW5329LB000983
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
000983

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
2020

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 · Jun 12, 2025 – Aug 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 16, 2026KSII · Walk-around2OOSSS SERVICE 1996 CORP 44613181379ST/IL
Aug 8, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1OOSSS SERVICE 1996 CORP 44613181379ST/IL
Apr 9, 2026ILII · Walk-around0PAPUNA LLC 42984131379ST/IL
Sep 16, 2025KSI · Full0PAPUNA LLC 42984131379ST/IL
Aug 28, 2025TNI · Full0PAPUNA LLC 42984131379ST/IL
Jul 22, 2025GAI · Full1PAPUNA LLC 42984131379ST/IL
Jun 12, 2025WIII · Walk-around1PAPUNA LLC 42984131379ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SS SERVICE 1996 CORP4461318Aug 8, 2026Aug 16, 20262NY
PAPUNA LLC4298413Jun 12, 2025Apr 9, 20265MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1379STIL2SS SERVICE 1996 CORPAug 8, 2026Aug 16, 20262
1379STILPAPUNA LLCJun 12, 2025Apr 9, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026