Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5021JB000462 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenSep 12, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 28, 2026
DE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
5SHFW5021JB000462
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 8, 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
FW502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000462

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 · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 32 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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026DEIII · Driver-only0BLUE CAT LOGISTIC INC 40503995575666/ME
Jun 3, 2026DEIII · Driver-only0BLUE CAT LOGISTIC INC 40503995575666/ME
Mar 20, 2026MDI · Full4OOSOUROUTE INC 39877545575666/ME
Dec 17, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1BLUE CAT LOGISTIC INC 40503995575666/ME
Oct 28, 2025NYII · Walk-around1GRUSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 4270178P60YBY/NJ
Sep 4, 2025MAII · Walk-around0GRUSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 4270178P60TBY/NJ
Jan 31, 2025DEI · Full3OOSOUROUTE INC 39877545398858/ME
Jan 7, 2025NYII · Walk-around3OUROUTE INC 39877545398858/CT
Dec 12, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OUROUTE INC 39877545398858/ME
Nov 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OUROUTE INC 39877545398858/ME
Oct 9, 2024DEIII · Driver-only2OUROUTE INC 39877545398858/ME
Jul 16, 2024PAI · Full4OOSOUROUTE INC 39877545398858/ME
Feb 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around4OOSOUROUTE INC 3987754C317168/ME
Jan 29, 2024NYII · Walk-around0OUROUTE INC 3987754C317168/ME
Sep 12, 2023NCI · Full0OUROUTE INC 3987754C205052/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE CAT LOGISTIC INC4050399Dec 17, 2025Jul 28, 20263NY
OUROUTE INC3987754Sep 12, 2023Mar 20, 202610NY
GRUSTAR TRANSPORT LLC4270178Sep 4, 2025Oct 28, 20252NJ
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.
5575666ME2BLUE CAT LOGISTIC INCDec 17, 2025Jul 28, 20263
5575666MEOUROUTE INCMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
P60YBYNJGRUSTAR TRANSPORT LLCOct 28, 2025Oct 28, 20251
P60TBYNJGRUSTAR TRANSPORT LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
5398858MEOUROUTE INCJul 16, 2024Jan 31, 20255
5398858CTOUROUTE INCJan 7, 2025Jan 7, 20251
C317168MEOUROUTE INCJan 29, 2024Feb 2, 20242
C205052MEOUROUTE INCSep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026