Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5038MB001590 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenDec 21, 2023
NY
Last seenOct 20, 2026
KY
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 34 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5SHFW5038MB001590
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
Oct 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
001590

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.

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 · Dec 21, 2023 – Oct 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2026KYI · Full0—EVA TRANSPORT LLC 36659521080070/IL
Apr 11, 2026ILIII · Driver-only3—KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181721017468ST/IL
Dec 17, 2025OKI · Full1—DMLCSL LLC 44769271017468ST/IL
Nov 7, 2025GAI · Full11OOSILK HAULERS INC 34309231017468ST/IL
Oct 11, 2025INIII · Driver-only12OOSABS CHICAGO INC 32212421017468ST/IL
Dec 21, 2023NYII · Walk-around3OOSDOLCE AUTO LLC 4137371853670ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVA TRANSPORT LLC3665952Oct 20, 2026Oct 20, 20261IL
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251IL
ILK HAULERS INC3430923Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251IL
ABS CHICAGO INC3221242Oct 11, 2025Oct 11, 20251IL
DOLCE AUTO LLC4137371Dec 21, 2023Dec 21, 20231NM
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.
1080070IL2EVA TRANSPORT LLCOct 20, 2026 → Oct 20, 20261
1017468STIL—KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 11, 2026 → Apr 11, 20261
1017468STIL—DMLCSL LLCDec 17, 2025 → Dec 17, 20251
1017468STIL—ILK HAULERS INCNov 7, 2025 → Nov 7, 20251
1017468STIL—ABS CHICAGO INCOct 11, 2025 → Oct 11, 20251
853670STIL—DOLCE AUTO LLCDec 21, 2023 → Dec 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 7, 2026