Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5331FB000179 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenDec 23, 2024
GA
Last seenJun 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
5SHFW5331FB000179
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
FW533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
000179

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 8 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
2015

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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Dec 23, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSCASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC 436054226M776N/TX
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSCASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC 436054298468T/KY
Jun 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSPOLO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4248114DD25747/NC
Dec 23, 2024GAIII · Driver-only8KMNICOLAU LLC 4290980DC83699/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLC4360542Apr 9, 2026Jun 3, 20262TX
POLO TRANSPORTATION LLC4248114Jun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251TX
KMNICOLAU LLC4290980Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 20241NC
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.
26M776NTXCASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLCJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
98468TKYCASTRO DELIVERY 2405 LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
DD25747NCPOLO TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 20, 2025Jun 20, 20251
DC83699NCKMNICOLAU LLCDec 23, 2024Dec 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026