Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5035NB000480 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 8, 2025
OH
Last seenSep 28, 2026
MT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5SHFW5035NB000480
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
000480

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.

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 · Jul 8, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 28, 2026MTII · Walk-around2—IMAN FREIGHT LLC 37318895474201/ME
Aug 4, 2025NMI · Full0—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 43812555474201/ME
Jul 22, 2025NCI · Full0—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 43812555474201/ME
Jul 8, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSDORATRANS LLC 43556875474201/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IMAN FREIGHT LLC3731889Sep 28, 2026Sep 28, 20261IL
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC4381255Jul 22, 2025Aug 4, 20252IL
DORATRANS LLC4355687Jul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251IL
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.
5474201ME2IMAN FREIGHT LLCSep 28, 2026 → Sep 28, 20261
5474201ME—SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJul 22, 2025 → Aug 4, 20252
5474201ME—DORATRANS LLCJul 8, 2025 → Jul 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026