Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5030KB000754 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
2 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 7, 2025
PA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 2 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
5SHFW5030KB000754
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
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
FW503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
000754

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
2019

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
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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 7, 2025 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025WIII · Walk-around14OOSILK HAULERS INC 3430923882847ST/IL
Oct 9, 2025VAIII · Driver-only9OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542882847ST/IL
Sep 3, 2025GAIII · Driver-only9PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257882847ST/IL
Aug 14, 2025TNI · Full1OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257882847ST/IL
Aug 7, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257882847ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ILK HAULERS INC3430923Oct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Oct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 7, 2025Sep 3, 20253IL
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.
882847STILILK HAULERS INCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
882847STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
882847STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 7, 2025Sep 3, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026