Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5321HM701784 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen07/25/2023
TN
Last seen10/02/2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5321HM701784
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
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 · 07/25/2023 – 10/02/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/02/2025FLII · Walk-around4—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138114/AL
06/19/2025TNI · Full5OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138114/AL
03/13/2025MSII · Walk-around2—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 24251191TR13375/AL
02/27/2025LAIII · Driver-only1—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138114/AL
08/21/2024GAIII · Driver-only1—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 2425119A138114/AL
07/25/2023TNI · Full4OOSWATHERU EXPRESS LLC 3165567A138114/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC242511908/21/202410/02/20255AL
WATHERU EXPRESS LLC316556707/25/202307/25/20231AL
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.
A138114AL—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC08/21/2024 → 10/02/20254
1TR13375AL—MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC03/13/2025 → 03/13/20251
A138114AL—WATHERU EXPRESS LLC07/25/2023 → 07/25/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026