Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFE4430JB000971 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenApr 30, 2025
FL
Last seenNov 3, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
5SHFE4430JB000971
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
FE443

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
000971

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 · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 26 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
2018

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Apr 30, 2025 – Nov 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around83M CARGO EXPRESS LLC 4429919QB86BG/FL
Sep 4, 2025TNI · Full6OOS3M CARGO EXPRESS LLC 4429919QB52FZ/FL
Jul 25, 2025NCI · Full0CFF EXPRESS LLC 4295661QB52FZ/FL
Jul 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only3OOSCFF EXPRESS LLC 4295661QB52FZ/FL
Jul 17, 2025NCI · Full3OOSCFF EXPRESS LLC 4295661QB52FZ/FL
Apr 30, 2025FLI · Full3OOS360 TOWING LLC 4289235QB52FZ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3M CARGO EXPRESS LLC4429919Sep 4, 2025Nov 3, 20252FL
CFF EXPRESS LLC4295661Jul 17, 2025Jul 25, 20253SC
360 TOWING LLC4289235Apr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251FL
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.
QB86BGFL3M CARGO EXPRESS LLCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
QB52FZFL3M CARGO EXPRESS LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
QB52FZFLCFF EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 25, 20253
QB52FZFL360 TOWING LLCApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026