Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5320HM700769 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen07/25/2023
AL
Last seen01/27/2025
FL
Inspected under 2 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
5V8VC5320HM700769
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/18/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/25/2023 – 01/27/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/27/2025FLII · Walk-around11OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138118/AL
12/23/2024LAIII · Driver-only1—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138118/AL
10/30/2023ALIII · Driver-only1—NW EXPRESS LLC 2576500A138118/AL
07/25/2023ALIII · Driver-only0—NW EXPRESS LLC 2576500A138118/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC242511912/23/202401/27/20252AL
NW EXPRESS LLC257650007/25/202310/30/20232AL
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.
A138118AL—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC12/23/2024 → 01/27/20252
A138118AL—NW EXPRESS LLC07/25/2023 → 10/30/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026