Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5031MB001513 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenNov 13, 2024
IA
Last seenNov 4, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5SHFW5031MB001513
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
001513

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
2021

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 · Nov 13, 2024 – Nov 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 4, 2025FLII · Walk-around9OOSWEW TRANS LOGISTIC LLC 3279543QB37SQ/FL
Sep 26, 2025TNI · Full2WEW TRANS LOGISTIC LLC 3279543QB37SQ/FL
Sep 18, 2025TXI · Full20OOSWEW TRANS LOGISTIC LLC 3279543QB37SQ/FL
Jul 29, 2025FLII · Walk-around1WEW TRANS LOGISTIC LLC 3279543QB37SQ/FL
Feb 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057953368ST/IL
Nov 13, 2024IAII · Walk-around10OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057989652ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEW TRANS LOGISTIC LLC3279543Jul 29, 2025Nov 4, 20254FL
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Nov 13, 2024Feb 18, 20252IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
QB37SQFLWEW TRANS LOGISTIC LLCJul 29, 2025Nov 4, 20254
953368STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
989652STILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026