Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFL3529GB000319 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenSep 13, 2023
NJ
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
CT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5SHFL3529GB000319
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
FL352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000319

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 12 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
2016

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026CTII · Walk-around5GDX EXPRESS INC 3850613XRRK62/NJ
Dec 12, 2025MOI · Full0GDX EXPRESS INC 3850613XRRK62/NJ
Nov 17, 2025PAII · Walk-around3GDX EXPRESS INC 3850613XRRK62/NJ
Sep 19, 2025RII · Full0GDX EXPRESS INC 3850613XRRK62/NJ
Aug 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around1GDX EXPRESS INC 3850613XRRK62/NJ
Apr 8, 2025ILII · Walk-around0GDX EXPRESS INC 3850613XRRK62/NJ
Jan 27, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1OOSVACHELSON LOGISTICS INC 3824851XRRK62/NJ
Dec 13, 2024NCI · Full0VACHELSON LOGISTICS INC 3824851X22TBA/NJ
Oct 29, 2024ILII · Walk-around2VACHELSON LOGISTICS INC 3824851X22TBA/NJ
Oct 8, 2024PAI · Full1VACHELSON LOGISTICS INC 3824851X22TBA/NJ
Sep 13, 2023NJI · Full4OOSBIG FAMILY 12 LLC 3609736CF84853/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GDX EXPRESS INC3850613Apr 8, 2025Feb 10, 20266NJ
VACHELSON LOGISTICS INC3824851Oct 8, 2024Jan 27, 20254NY
BIG FAMILY 12 LLC3609736Sep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231NY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
XRRK62NJGDX EXPRESS INCApr 8, 2025Feb 10, 20266
XRRK62NJVACHELSON LOGISTICS INCJan 27, 2025Jan 27, 20251
X22TBANJVACHELSON LOGISTICS INCOct 8, 2024Dec 13, 20243
CF84853NYBIG FAMILY 12 LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026