Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kaufman trailers of ne, inc.

5SHFW5331FB000179 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seen12/23/2024
GA
Last seen06/03/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
5SHFW5331FB000179
Make
Kaufman trailers of ne, inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/18/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 12/23/2024 – 06/03/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/03/2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSCASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC 436054226M776N/TX
04/09/2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSCASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC 436054298468T/KY
06/20/2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSPOLO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4248114DD25747/NC
12/23/2024GAIII · Driver-only8—KMNICOLAU LLC 4290980DC83699/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC436054204/09/202606/03/20262TX
POLO TRANSPORTATION LLC424811406/20/202506/20/20251TX
KMNICOLAU LLC429098012/23/202412/23/20241NC
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.
26M776NTX—CASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC06/03/2026 → 06/03/20261
98468TKY—CASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC04/09/2026 → 04/09/20261
DD25747NC—POLO TRANSPORTATION LLC06/20/2025 → 06/20/20251
DC83699NC—KMNICOLAU LLC12/23/2024 → 12/23/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026