Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5031MB001589 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
16 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenMar 13, 2025
MD
Last seenJul 21, 2026
PA
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 16 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
5SHFW5031MB001589
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
001589

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 · Mar 13, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only7OOSYMC TRANSPORT LLC 4551602936513ST/IL
Feb 25, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 4501798936513ST/IL
Dec 9, 2025NCI · Full0DMLCSL LLC 4476927936513ST/IL
Sep 15, 2025IAI · Full4NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542936513ST/IL
Aug 28, 2025TNI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257936513ST/IL
Aug 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257936513ST/IL
Jul 15, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257909150ST/IL
Jul 15, 2025MSI · Full1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257909150ST/IL
Mar 22, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1JACKSON SERVICES 4329335936513ST/IL
Mar 13, 2025MDII · Walk-around1ILK HAULERS INC 3430923936513ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YMC TRANSPORT LLC4551602Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 15, 2025Aug 28, 20254IL
JACKSON SERVICES4329335Mar 22, 2025Mar 22, 20251WI
ILK HAULERS INC3430923Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251IL
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.
936513STIL2YMC TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
936513STILMTMFO LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
936513STILDMLCSL LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
936513STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
936513STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 28, 20252
909150STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20252
936513STILJACKSON SERVICESMar 22, 2025Mar 22, 20251
936513STILILK HAULERS INCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026