Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5328HM700194 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seen10/02/2025
WA
Last seen05/27/2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
5V8VC5328HM700194
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
07/02/2026
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 · 10/02/2025 – 05/27/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/27/2026MOII · Walk-around12OOSSKY ELITE FREIGHT INC 43423265333854/ME
03/04/2026TXI · Full7OOSRUBY TRANSPORT INC 29123345333854/ME
12/03/2025MEIII · Driver-only1OOSRUBY TRANSPORT INC 29123345333854/TX
11/20/2025TNIII · Driver-only0SKY ELITE FREIGHT INC 43423265333854/ME
10/02/2025WAII · Walk-around4OOSRUBY TRANSPORT INC 29123345333854/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKY ELITE FREIGHT INC434232611/20/202505/27/20262TX
RUBY TRANSPORT INC291233410/02/202503/04/20263TX
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.
5333854MESKY ELITE FREIGHT INC11/20/202505/27/20262
5333854MERUBY TRANSPORT INC10/02/202503/04/20262
5333854TXRUBY TRANSPORT INC12/03/202512/03/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/02/2026