Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFE4736HB000818 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 8, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 30, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5SHFE4736HB000818
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000818

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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 8, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026TNI · Full2OOSTRUEPATH LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC 4466063S3L609/KY
Apr 14, 2026OHII · Walk-around0TRUEPATH LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC 4466063S3L609/KY
Jan 9, 2026TNI · Full2OOSTRUEPATH LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC 4466063S3L609/KY
Dec 17, 2025KYIII · Driver-only4TRUEPATH LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC 4466063S3L609/KY
Jan 15, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189TR897MKE/IN
Oct 20, 2024NVIII · Driver-only6OOSHAPPY NATION LLC 3697189TR897MKE/IN
Sep 2, 2024TNI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189TR897MKE/IN
Aug 11, 2024MOI · Full0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189720E058/IN
Aug 8, 2024NMII · Walk-around0HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189720E058/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUEPATH LOGISTIC SERVICES LLC4466063Dec 17, 2025Jul 30, 20264KY
HAPPY NATION LLC3697189Aug 8, 2024Jan 15, 20255TX
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.
S3L609KY2TRUEPATH LOGISTIC SERVICES LLCDec 17, 2025Jul 30, 20264
TR897MKEINHAPPY NATION LLCSep 2, 2024Jan 15, 20253
720E058INHAPPY NATION LLCAug 8, 2024Aug 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026