Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5320PM304856 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen07/24/2024
TN
Last seen01/21/2026
KY
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
5V8VC5320PM304856
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
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 · 07/24/2024 – 01/21/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/21/2026KYI · Full2—ZIM EXPRESS INC 42093775026943/ME
01/12/2026ORII · Walk-around0—ZIM EXPRESS INC 42093775026943/ME
01/09/2026KYIII · Driver-only3—ZIM EXPRESS INC 42093775026943/ME
07/24/2024TNIII · Driver-only0—SHARCO EXPRESS LLC 2512535026943/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZIM EXPRESS INC420937701/09/202601/21/20263IL
SHARCO EXPRESS LLC25125307/24/202407/24/20241MI
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.
5026943ME—ZIM EXPRESS INC01/09/2026 → 01/21/20263
5026943UK—SHARCO EXPRESS LLC07/24/2024 → 07/24/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026