Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5031LB000991 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenApr 23, 2024
KY
Last seenDec 23, 2025
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
5SHFW5031LB000991
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2020
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
000991

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
2020

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 · Apr 23, 2024 – Dec 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 23, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1DMLCSL LLC 4476927920024ST/IL
Dec 16, 2025ILI · Full2DMLCSL LLC 4476927920024ST/IL
Dec 4, 2025KYI · Full1DMLCSL LLC 4476927882728ST/IL
Nov 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784920024ST/IL
Oct 23, 2025NCI · Full0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784920024ST/IL
Sep 11, 2025OHII · Walk-around4NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542920024ST/IL
Sep 9, 2025TNI · Full0NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542920024ST/IL
Apr 23, 2024KYI · Full1ILK HAULERS INC 3430923920024ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 4, 2025Dec 23, 20253IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 23, 2025Nov 20, 20252IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 9, 2025Sep 11, 20252IL
ILK HAULERS INC3430923Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241IL
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.
920024STILDMLCSL LLCDec 16, 2025Dec 23, 20252
882728STILDMLCSL LLCDec 4, 2025Dec 4, 20251
920024STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 23, 2025Nov 20, 20252
920024STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 11, 20252
920024STILILK HAULERS INCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026