Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5321SM503701 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen07/15/2025
WV
Last seen05/28/2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
5V8VC5321SM503701
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2025
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 · 07/15/2025 – 05/28/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/28/2026MIII · Walk-around1—VIKING TRANSPORTATION INC 29757125308889/ME
05/15/2026TNIII · Driver-only0—VIKING TRANSPORTATION INC 29757125308889/ME
08/20/2025NMIII · Driver-only1—ARMADA FREIGHT INC 36322835308889/ME
07/15/2025WVII · Walk-around1—ARMADA FREIGHT INC 36322835308889/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIKING TRANSPORTATION INC297571205/15/202605/28/20262IN
ARMADA FREIGHT INC363228307/15/202508/20/20252IL
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.
5308889ME—VIKING TRANSPORTATION INC05/15/2026 → 05/28/20262
5308889ME—ARMADA FREIGHT INC07/15/2025 → 08/20/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026