Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5037NB000416 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenFeb 20, 2026
TN
Last seenAug 8, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 6 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5SHFW5037NB000416
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 13, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
000416

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
2022

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 20, 2026 – Aug 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2026ILIII · Driver-only6OOSGVNL TRANSPORT LLC 4806394965680ST/IL
Jul 26, 2026ILI · Full20OOSYMC TRANSPORT LLC 4551602965680ST/IL
May 19, 2026VAII · Walk-around17OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172965680TL/IL
Mar 15, 2026TNI · Full4OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798965680ST/IL
Feb 20, 2026TNI · Full4OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798965680ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GVNL TRANSPORT LLC4806394Aug 8, 2026Aug 8, 20261IL
YMC TRANSPORT LLC4551602Jul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261IL
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172May 19, 2026May 19, 20261IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Feb 20, 2026Mar 15, 20262IL
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.
965680STIL2GVNL TRANSPORT LLCAug 8, 2026Aug 8, 20261
965680STIL2YMC TRANSPORT LLCJul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261
965680TLILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
965680STILMTMFO LLCFeb 20, 2026Mar 15, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026