Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW532XNB000493 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 8, 2025
MI
Last seenDec 4, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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
5SHFW532XNB000493
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 10, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
000493

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 8, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025MTII · Walk-around2OOSCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611PA77302/IN
Nov 7, 2025ILII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611PA77302/IN
Sep 30, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611PA77302/IN
Aug 14, 2025MSI · Full0CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611PA77302/IN
Jul 9, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT EXPRESSLLC 1740890PA77302/IN
Jul 8, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC 4311611PA77302/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INC4311611Jul 8, 2025Dec 4, 20255IL
CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT EXPRESSLLC1740890Jul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PA77302INCONTINENTAL AUTOSHIPPING GROUP INCJul 8, 2025Dec 4, 20255
PA77302INCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT EXPRESSLLCJul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026