Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFE4734FB001253 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 20, 2023
FL
Last seenJun 17, 2026
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
5SHFE4734FB001253
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
FE473

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
001253

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 · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 23 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
2015

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0CASTELLS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3113315DT39KA/FL
Feb 6, 2026FLI · Full4OOSJM GIL TOWING LLC 3561279DT39KA/FL
Aug 27, 2024FLI · Full0JEHCAL TRANSPORT LLC 4247482JEHCAL/FL
Sep 20, 2023FLI · Full4OOSD PARDO CORP 3563034QA13GM/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTELLS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3113315Jun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261FL
JM GIL TOWING LLC3561279Feb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261FL
JEHCAL TRANSPORT LLC4247482Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241FL
D PARDO CORP3563034Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231FL
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.
DT39KAFL2CASTELLS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
DT39KAFLJM GIL TOWING LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
JEHCALFLJEHCAL TRANSPORT LLCAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
QA13GMFLD PARDO CORPSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026