Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFW5336HB000634 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections11
of 20
First seenFeb 29, 2024
TN
Last seenJan 31, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
5SHFW5336HB000634
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
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
FW533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000634

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
2017

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Jan 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 31, 2026TXI · Full2HIMA CAR CARRIERS LLC 4330515227C652/TX
Dec 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HIMA CAR CARRIERS LLC 4330515227C652/TX
Dec 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0HIMA CAR CARRIERS LLC 4330515227C652/TX
Nov 4, 2025TXI · Full1OOSHIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533227C652/TX
Oct 9, 2025TXI · Full10OOSHIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533227C652/TX
Aug 27, 2025TXI · Full12OOSHIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533227C652/TX
Apr 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around5HIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533227C652/TX
Apr 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSHIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533227C652/TX
Jan 3, 2025TXI · Full2HIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533372837M/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around0HIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533372837M/TX
Oct 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSHIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533372837M/TX
Aug 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around1HIMA CARRIERS LLC 3093533372837M/TX
Jun 24, 2024TNI · Full4OOSJOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/UK
Jun 20, 2024TNI · Full1JOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/TX
Jun 18, 2024TNI · Full6OOSJOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/UK
May 27, 2024TXI · Full8OOSJOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/TX
Apr 26, 2024TNII · Walk-around6OOSJOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/TX
Mar 29, 2024TNI · Full2OOSJOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/UK
Mar 21, 2024TNI · Full0JOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/TX
Feb 29, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1OOSJOHN TRANSIT LLC 3779432372837M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIMA CAR CARRIERS LLC4330515Dec 10, 2025Jan 31, 20263TX
HIMA CARRIERS LLC3093533Aug 22, 2024Nov 4, 20259TX
JOHN TRANSIT LLC3779432Feb 29, 2024Jun 24, 20248TX
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.
227C652TXHIMA CAR CARRIERS LLCDec 10, 2025Jan 31, 20263
227C652TXHIMA CARRIERS LLCApr 8, 2025Nov 4, 20255
372837MTXHIMA CARRIERS LLCAug 22, 2024Jan 3, 20254
372837MUKJOHN TRANSIT LLCMar 29, 2024Jun 24, 20243
372837MTXJOHN TRANSIT LLCFeb 29, 2024Jun 20, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026