Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5324PT308429 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen07/24/2023
AR
Last seen08/25/2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
5V8VC5324PT308429
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
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 · 07/24/2023 – 08/25/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/25/2025TXII · Walk-around0—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC 37301054VF8314/CA
05/20/2025TXII · Walk-around0—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC 37301054VF8314/CA
12/11/2024INII · Walk-around2OOSFREEDOM TRANS LLC 29305664VF8314/CA
07/24/2023ARIII · Driver-only0—MSG XPRESS INC 37987394VF8314/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC373010505/20/202508/25/20252MI
FREEDOM TRANS LLC293056612/11/202412/11/20241MI
MSG XPRESS INC379873907/24/202307/24/20231IN
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.
4VF8314CA—METROPOLITAN LOGISTICS LLC05/20/2025 → 08/25/20252
4VF8314CA—FREEDOM TRANS LLC12/11/2024 → 12/11/20241
4VF8314CA—MSG XPRESS INC07/24/2023 → 07/24/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026