Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5037NB001131 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
9 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 11, 2025
NC
Last seenMay 14, 2026
VA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 9 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
5SHFW5037NB001131
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 14, 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
001131

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 · Aug 11, 2025 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026VAI · Full6KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181721014277ST/IL
Apr 24, 2026IAII · Walk-around12D & V BUSINESS LLC 3943223930285ST/IL
Feb 20, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 4501798930285ST/ME
Feb 14, 2026NCI · Full3OOSMTMFO LLC 45017981014277ST/IL
Jan 13, 2026KYI · Full0MTMFO LLC 45017981014277/IL
Jan 12, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 45017981014277ST/IL
Sep 30, 2025NEIII · Driver-only3OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365421014277ST/IL
Aug 11, 2025NCI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571014277S/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172May 14, 2026May 14, 20261IL
D & V BUSINESS LLC3943223Apr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261PA
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 12, 2026Feb 20, 20264IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 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.
1014277STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20261
930285STILD & V BUSINESS LLCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
930285STMEMTMFO LLCFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
1014277STILMTMFO LLCJan 12, 2026Feb 14, 20262
1014277ILMTMFO LLCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
1014277STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
1014277SILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026