Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5037MB000558 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenFeb 6, 2024
OH
Last seenAug 15, 2025
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5SHFW5037MB000558
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
Sep 24, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
000558

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 · Feb 6, 2024 – Aug 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 15, 2025OKI · Full0—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352574UH6084/CA
Feb 6, 2024OHIII · Driver-only2—ALEX GABRIEL INC 37362944SW2087/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251IL
ALEX GABRIEL INC3736294Feb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241WI
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.
4UH6084CA—PINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 15, 2025 → Aug 15, 20251
4SW2087CA—ALEX GABRIEL INCFeb 6, 2024 → Feb 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 24, 2026