Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5322MT100545 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen11/01/2024
NY
Last seen03/28/2026
CT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
5V8VC5322MT100545
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2021
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 · 11/01/2024 – 03/28/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/28/2026CTII · Walk-around1—PLATINUM FREIGHT SYSTEM LLC 3036320X40TCB/NJ
03/05/2026NHIII · Driver-only3OOSPLATINUM FREIGHT SYSTEM LLC 3036320X40TCB/NJ
06/05/2025OHIII · Driver-only0—ELEVATION CARRIER INC 3480707X40TCB/NJ
11/01/2024NYII · Walk-around2—HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532853657/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLATINUM FREIGHT SYSTEM LLC303632003/05/202603/28/20262NJ
ELEVATION CARRIER INC348070706/05/202506/05/20251NJ
HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC126695311/01/202411/01/20241TX
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.
X40TCBNJ—PLATINUM FREIGHT SYSTEM LLC03/05/2026 → 03/28/20262
X40TCBNJ—ELEVATION CARRIER INC06/05/2025 → 06/05/20251
2853657ME—HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC11/01/2024 → 11/01/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026