Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5030GB000311 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenAug 18, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 8, 2026
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5SHFW5030GB000311
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 6, 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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
000311

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 · 116 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 116 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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026CTII · Walk-around12OOSL N J TRANSPORTATION LLC 4274955565685/ME
May 21, 2026DEIII · Driver-only2L N J TRANSPORTATION LLC 42749555656852/ME
May 7, 2026MDI · Full12OOSL N J TRANSPORTATION LLC 42749555656852/ME
Apr 1, 2026MDII · Walk-around5OOSL N J TRANSPORTATION LLC 42749555656852/ME
Feb 13, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSL N J TRANSPORTATION LLC 42749555577166/ME
Aug 18, 2023MDII · Walk-around3OOSV6 AND J TRANSPORT LLC 36976155234256/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L N J TRANSPORTATION LLC4274955Feb 13, 2026Jul 8, 20265MD
V6 AND J TRANSPORT LLC3697615Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231MD
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.
565685ME2L N J TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
5656852MEL N J TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 1, 2026May 21, 20263
5577166MEL N J TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
5234256MEV6 AND J TRANSPORT LLCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026