Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5327PT307002 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen01/03/2025
CA
Last seen02/10/2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
5V8VC5327PT307002
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
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 · 01/03/2025 – 02/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/10/2026NCIII · Driver-only0—SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 25205722932368/ME
01/22/2026ARIII · Driver-only1—SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 25205722932368/ME
01/19/2026TXII · Walk-around1—SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 25205722932368/ME
12/18/2025NMII · Walk-around3—SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 25205722932368/ME
08/06/2025LAIII · Driver-only1—SAM AUTO TRANS LLC 25205722932368/ME
01/03/2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSASCOT AUTO TRANS LLC 24294142932368/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAM AUTO TRANS LLC252057208/06/202502/10/20265OH
ASCOT AUTO TRANS LLC242941401/03/202501/03/20251OH
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.
2932368ME—SAM AUTO TRANS LLC08/06/2025 → 02/10/20265
2932368ME—ASCOT AUTO TRANS LLC01/03/2025 → 01/03/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026