Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5326HM702428 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen06/19/2024
MS
Last seen04/30/2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5V8VC5326HM702428
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/25/2026
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 · 06/19/2024 – 04/30/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/30/2026LAIII · Driver-only0DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543970579ST/IL
04/08/2026KYIII · Driver-only1DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543970579ST/IL
03/01/2026TNIII · Driver-only1DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543970579ST/IL
01/13/2026ARIII · Driver-only2DSM CARRIERS INC 3670543970579ST/IL
07/10/2024OKI · Full3SAMES LOGISTICS INC 3116254970579ST/IL
06/19/2024MSII · Walk-around1SAMES LOGISTICS INC 3116254970579ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DSM CARRIERS INC367054301/13/202604/30/20264IL
SAMES LOGISTICS INC311625406/19/202407/10/20242IL
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.
970579STILDSM CARRIERS INC01/13/202604/30/20264
970579STILSAMES LOGISTICS INC06/19/202407/10/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026