Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5320PT310856 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen08/02/2024
OH
Last seen05/04/2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
5V8VC5320PT310856
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
06/25/2026
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 · 08/02/2024 – 05/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/04/2026ILIII · Driver-only0—NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665186738/ME
11/24/2025KYI · Full2—K & F EXPRESS LLC 23605145186738/ME
11/04/2025LAIII · Driver-only3—K & F EXPRESS LLC 23605145186738/ME
05/05/2025NJII · Walk-around1—NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665166738/ME
01/27/2025TNIII · Driver-only1—NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC 34963665186738/UK
08/02/2024OHIII · Driver-only1—UNITRANS LLC 29979675186738/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC349636601/27/202505/04/20263OH
K & F EXPRESS LLC236051411/04/202511/24/20252MO
UNITRANS LLC299796708/02/202408/02/20241OH
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.
5186738ME—NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC05/04/2026 → 05/04/20261
5186738ME—K & F EXPRESS LLC11/04/2025 → 11/24/20252
5166738ME—NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC05/05/2025 → 05/05/20251
5186738UK—NEW WAY TRANSPORT LLC01/27/2025 → 01/27/20251
5186738ME—UNITRANS LLC08/02/2024 → 08/02/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026