Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5321LB000461 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
19 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seenApr 16, 2024
MI
Last seenNov 14, 2025
WY
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 19 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
5SHFW5321LB000461
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
000461

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 · 46 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 46 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
2020

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 · Apr 16, 2024 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025WYI · Full15OOSSOLO LINER LLC 4447135989310ST/IL
May 28, 2025IDI · Full25OOSSOLO LINER LLC 3858087989310ST/IL
Mar 14, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1K1K TRANS LLC 4282391989310ST/IL
Mar 7, 2025KSI · Full7SOLO LINER LLC 3858087989310ST/IL
Mar 2, 2025MOI · Full15OOSK1K TRANS LLC 4282391989310ST/IL
Feb 16, 2025ARII · Walk-around11OOSK1K TRANS LLC 4282391989310ST/IL
Jan 23, 2025PAII · Walk-around10OOSCHASE SS ASSOCIATES LLC 3835203989310ST/IL
Jan 17, 2025TNI · Full0CHASE SS ASSOCIATES LLC 3835203989310ST/IL
Nov 5, 2024OKI · Full2LADA TRANS INC 299838198931ST/IL
Jul 10, 2024KSI · Full16OOSHAPPY NATION LLC 3697189TR399XCS/IN
Jun 10, 2024ILI · Full1HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189TR399XCS/IN
Apr 16, 2024MIII · Walk-around1HAPPY NATION LLC 3697189TX399XCS/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOLO LINER LLC4447135Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251WI
SOLO LINER LLC3858087Mar 7, 2025May 28, 20252IL
K1K TRANS LLC4282391Feb 16, 2025Mar 14, 20253IL
CHASE SS ASSOCIATES LLC3835203Jan 17, 2025Jan 23, 20252OR
LADA TRANS INC2998381Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241IN
HAPPY NATION LLC3697189Apr 16, 2024Jul 10, 20243TX
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.
989310STILSOLO LINER LLCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
989310STILSOLO LINER LLCMar 7, 2025May 28, 20252
989310STILK1K TRANS LLCFeb 16, 2025Mar 14, 20253
989310STILCHASE SS ASSOCIATES LLCJan 17, 2025Jan 23, 20252
98931STILLADA TRANS INCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
TR399XCSINHAPPY NATION LLCJun 10, 2024Jul 10, 20242
TX399XCSINHAPPY NATION LLCApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026