Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5329MB000290 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 16
First seenJul 4, 2023
OH
Last seenAug 28, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5SHFW5329MB000290
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
Sep 25, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000290

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
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 · Jul 4, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026TNI · Full0—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440XGG913/FL
May 22, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440KW174H/FL
Mar 9, 2026COI · Full4OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440KW174H/FL
Mar 9, 2026COI · Full4OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440KW174H/FL
Feb 19, 2026TNI · Full1—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440KWT74H/FL
Oct 16, 2025TNI · Full1OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440KW174H/FL
Aug 14, 2025MOIII · Driver-only3—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440DWV4313/FL
Apr 10, 2025NMI · Full1—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440KW154H/FL
Feb 6, 2025OHII · Walk-around6OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440BM70TY/FL
Nov 5, 2024NMI · Full3OOSFIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440BM70TY/FL
Oct 18, 2024ALI · Full4—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440BM70TY/FL
Jul 18, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440DQL8683/FL
Jun 4, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2—FIL'S GROUP LLC 2845440VIN00290/FL
Sep 1, 2023NCI · Full0—TJK TRANSPORT LLC 35932645095083/ME
Jul 20, 2023OHII · Walk-around4OOSTJK TRANSPORT LLC 35932645095083/ME
Jul 4, 2023OHII · Walk-around5—TJK TRANSPORT LLC 35932645095083/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIL'S GROUP LLC2845440Jun 4, 2024Aug 28, 202613FL
TJK TRANSPORT LLC3593264Jul 4, 2023Sep 1, 20233FL
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.
XGG913FL2FIL'S GROUP LLCAug 28, 2026 → Aug 28, 20261
KW174HFL2FIL'S GROUP LLCOct 16, 2025 → May 22, 20264
KWT74HFL—FIL'S GROUP LLCFeb 19, 2026 → Feb 19, 20261
DWV4313FL—FIL'S GROUP LLCAug 14, 2025 → Aug 14, 20251
KW154HFL—FIL'S GROUP LLCApr 10, 2025 → Apr 10, 20251
BM70TYFL—FIL'S GROUP LLCOct 18, 2024 → Feb 6, 20253
DQL8683FL—FIL'S GROUP LLCJul 18, 2024 → Jul 18, 20241
VIN00290FL—FIL'S GROUP LLCJun 4, 2024 → Jun 4, 20241
5095083ME—TJK TRANSPORT LLCJul 4, 2023 → Sep 1, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 25, 2026