Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5325LM002831 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seen07/22/2023
NM
Last seen09/30/2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5V8VC5325LM002831
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/21/2026
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 · 07/22/2023 – 09/30/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/30/2025MDI · Full2—EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC 4305794993314ST/IL
03/11/2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSEXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC 4305794993314ST/IL
06/20/2024TNI · Full1OOSPUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
03/28/2024NEI · Full0—PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
01/29/2024UTIII · Driver-only0—PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
10/16/2023ILII · Walk-around0—PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
07/22/2023NMI · Full0—PUMA LOGISTICS INC 1664970715221ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC430579403/11/202509/30/20252IL
PUMA LOGISTICS INC166497007/22/202306/20/20245IL
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.
993314STIL—EXPRESS TRANSFER GROUP INC03/11/2025 → 09/30/20252
715221STIL—PUMA LOGISTICS INC07/22/2023 → 06/20/20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026