Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5322SM411738 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen09/04/2024
NC
Last seen05/07/2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
5V8VC5322SM411738
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
07/02/2026
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 · 09/04/2024 – 05/07/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/07/2026KYI · Full0—SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414988684ST/IL
04/27/2026ILIII · Driver-only0—SONIC TRANS INC 2184825988684ST/IL
10/18/2025ILIII · Driver-only0—SOUND TRANS LLC 3028414988684ST/IL
04/03/2025OKIII · Driver-only0—ARGO EXPRESS INC 2452690988684ST/IL
09/04/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—SONIC TRANS INC 2184825988684ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUND TRANS LLC302841410/18/202505/07/20262IL
SONIC TRANS INC218482509/04/202404/27/20262IL
ARGO EXPRESS INC245269004/03/202504/03/20251IL
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.
988684STIL—SOUND TRANS LLC10/18/2025 → 05/07/20262
988684STIL—SONIC TRANS INC09/04/2024 → 04/27/20262
988684STIL—ARGO EXPRESS INC04/03/2025 → 04/03/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/02/2026
2025 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) — VIN 5V8VC5322SM411738