Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5322CM203926 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen07/09/2024
MO
Last seen05/11/2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5V8VC5322CM203926
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2012
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 · 07/09/2024 – 05/11/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/11/2026KSIII · Driver-only0—HELU EXPRESS LLC 3652767189B500/TX
04/15/2026MOIII · Driver-only0—HELU EXPRESS LLC 3652767189B500/TX
02/14/2025SCIII · Driver-only1—MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168189B500/TX
01/02/2025MOII · Walk-around2—MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168189B500/TX
12/04/2024IAIII · Driver-only1—MELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168189B500/TX
07/09/2024MOII · Walk-around3OOSMELODY TRUCKING LLC 3732168189B500/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELU EXPRESS LLC365276704/15/202605/11/20262TX
MELODY TRUCKING LLC373216807/09/202402/14/20254CA
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.
189B500TX—HELU EXPRESS LLC04/15/2026 → 05/11/20262
189B500TX—MELODY TRUCKING LLC07/09/2024 → 02/14/20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026