Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5328GM607996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen11/04/2023
IL
Last seen07/14/2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
5V8VC5328GM607996
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/17/2026
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 · 11/04/2023 – 07/14/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/14/2026NMI · Full0—BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC 3281202STC8557/MN
06/04/2026IAIII · Driver-only0—BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC 3281202STC8557/MN
02/13/2025ILIII · Driver-only2—DEQA EXPRESS LLC 3570245STC8557/MN
09/09/2024ILIII · Driver-only1—KARAMA TRANSPORT LLC 3402469STC8557/MN
11/04/2023ILIII · Driver-only0—TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC 3302117858212ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC328120206/04/202607/14/20262MN
DEQA EXPRESS LLC357024502/13/202502/13/20251MN
KARAMA TRANSPORT LLC340246909/09/202409/09/20241MN
TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC330211711/04/202311/04/20231IL
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.
STC8557MN2BUTTERFLY CARRIER LLC06/04/2026 → 07/14/20262
STC8557MN—DEQA EXPRESS LLC02/13/2025 → 02/13/20251
STC8557MN—KARAMA TRANSPORT LLC09/09/2024 → 09/09/20241
858212STIL—TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC11/04/2023 → 11/04/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/17/2026