Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5038MB001587 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
8 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenAug 28, 2025
VA
Last seenApr 14, 2026
MO
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 8 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
5SHFW5038MB001587
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 8, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
001587

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 · Aug 28, 2025 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026MOII · Walk-around13OOSULTRA HAULING GROUP INC 4096560950853ST/IL
Apr 13, 2026WII · Full5OOSULTRA HAULING GROUP INC 4096560950853ST/IL
Mar 21, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2MTMFO LLC 4501798950853ST/IL
Feb 23, 2026MOII · Walk-around8OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798950853ST/IL
Feb 17, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 4501798950853ST/IL
Jan 27, 2026TNI · Full1OOSMTMFO LLC 4501798898676/IL
Dec 21, 2025PAIII · Driver-only6OOSDMLCSL LLC 4476927950853ST/IL
Nov 12, 2025PAI · Full1CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784950853ST/IL
Aug 28, 2025VAI · Full7OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257950853ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ULTRA HAULING GROUP INC4096560Apr 13, 2026Apr 14, 20262IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 27, 2026Mar 21, 20264IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 28, 2025Aug 28, 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.
950853STILULTRA HAULING GROUP INCApr 13, 2026Apr 14, 20262
950853STILMTMFO LLCFeb 17, 2026Mar 21, 20263
898676ILMTMFO LLCJan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261
950853STILDMLCSL LLCDec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251
950853STILCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCNov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251
950853STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026