Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5328NB000816 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 11, 2025
LA
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
5SHFW5328NB000816
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 9, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
000816

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
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 · Jul 11, 2025 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0GARDEN STATE HAULERS LLC 4436691C520757/ME
Nov 21, 2025MOI · Full5RADLEN INC 4011877C520757/ME
Sep 2, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0RADLEN INC 4011877C520757/ME
Jul 25, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1RADLEN AUTO SHIPPING INC 405084340383456/NC
Jul 11, 2025LAII · Walk-around2OOSRADLEN INC 401187740383456/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARDEN STATE HAULERS LLC4436691Feb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261OH
RADLEN INC4011877Jul 11, 2025Nov 21, 20253OH
RADLEN AUTO SHIPPING INC4050843Jul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251OH
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.
C520757MEGARDEN STATE HAULERS LLCFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
C520757MERADLEN INCSep 2, 2025Nov 21, 20252
40383456NCRADLEN AUTO SHIPPING INCJul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251
40383456NCRADLEN INCJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026