Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFL4334JB000978 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 17
First seenJun 13, 2023
MS
Last seenJun 29, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
5SHFL4334JB000978
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 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
FL433

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
000978

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 13 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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026FLII · Walk-around4OOSBSA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4564114QB45UF/FL
Apr 28, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QAO7MR/FL
Aug 16, 2024NEI · Full10OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440A07MR/FL
Aug 8, 2024WII · Full9OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Jul 10, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Jun 10, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Jun 9, 2024NDI · Full0FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Jun 4, 2024MSI · Full1FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Apr 19, 2024OKI · Full1OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Apr 1, 2024MIII · Walk-around6OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Feb 20, 2024NCI · Full0FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Feb 17, 2024ARI · Full2FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Nov 21, 2023TNI · Full0FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Aug 9, 2023LAI · Full10OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Aug 7, 2023AZI · Full5OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
Jul 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around0JEEP TRANSPORT LLC 1691395714171ST/IL
Jun 13, 2023MSII · Walk-around1OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440QA07MR/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BSA TRANSPORTATION LLC4564114Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261KY
FIL'S GROUP LLC2845440Jun 13, 2023Apr 28, 202515FL
JEEP TRANSPORT LLC1691395Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231IL
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.
QB45UFFL2BSA TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
QAO7MRFLFIL'S GROUP LLCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
A07MRFLFIL'S GROUP LLCAug 16, 2024Aug 16, 20241
QA07MRFLFIL'S GROUP LLCJun 13, 2023Aug 8, 202413
714171STILJEEP TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026