Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5325RT400801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seen11/17/2023
TN
Last seen12/29/2025
MO
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5325RT400801
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
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 · 11/17/2023 – 12/29/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/29/2025MOII · Walk-around0—S1LK INC 3972080457431T/TN
12/15/2025SDI · Full0—S1LK INC 3972080457431T/TN
11/06/2025NMII · Walk-around1—S1LK INC 3972080457431T/TN
10/28/2025WYIII · Driver-only0—SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC 2907429457431T/TN
10/27/2025NEIII · Driver-only0—SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC 2907429457431T/TN
10/06/2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSS1LK INC 3972080457431T/TN
11/17/2023TNIII · Driver-only0—METRO TRAILER LEASING INC 1145130457431T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S1LK INC397208010/06/202512/29/20254IL
SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC290742910/27/202510/28/20252IL
METRO TRAILER LEASING INC114513011/17/202311/17/20231AL
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.
457431TTN—S1LK INC10/06/2025 → 12/29/20254
457431TTN—SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC10/27/2025 → 10/28/20252
457431TTN—METRO TRAILER LEASING INC11/17/2023 → 11/17/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026