Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5324NT218078 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seen11/27/2023
GA
Last seen06/26/2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5V8VC5324NT218078
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/16/2026
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 · 11/27/2023 – 06/26/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/26/2026ILIII · Driver-only0—KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
06/23/2026MOII · Walk-around5—KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
04/23/2026TXI · Full0—KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
12/14/2025NMIII · Driver-only1—KEL TRANS INC 263342824TLR2997H/ME
12/11/2025CAI · Full2OOSKEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
10/28/2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSKEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
09/30/2025SDIII · Driver-only0—KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
09/03/2025MOI · Full1—KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
06/25/2025UTI · Full0—KEL TRANS INC 263342824TR2997H/ME
02/17/2025GAIII · Driver-only1—KEL TRANS INC 2633428242997H/ME
02/03/2024UTIII · Driver-only4—MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134242997H/ME
01/09/2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSMDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134242997H/ME
11/27/2023GAIII · Driver-only1—MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134242997H/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEL TRANS INC263342802/17/202506/26/202610WI
MDW TRANSPORTATION INC359313411/27/202302/03/20243IL
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.
242997HME2KEL TRANS INC02/17/2025 → 06/26/20268
24TLR2997HME—KEL TRANS INC12/14/2025 → 12/14/20251
24TR2997HME—KEL TRANS INC06/25/2025 → 06/25/20251
242997HME—MDW TRANSPORTATION INC11/27/2023 → 02/03/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/16/2026