Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5328HM702740 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen06/24/2023
NC
Last seen05/19/2026
CT
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VC5328HM702740
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 · 06/24/2023 – 05/19/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/19/2026CTII · Walk-around8OOSARES LOGISTICS LLC 4010109U701991/TN
05/13/2026PAIII · Driver-only1—ARES LOGISTICS LLC 4010109U701991/TN
09/29/2025CAI · Full0—UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 21800U701991/TN
02/03/2024INIII · Driver-only1—ALWAYS BEST TRANSPORTATION LLC 33250725253609/ME
02/03/2024INIII · Driver-only1—NAJAH TRANSPORT LLC 2507901U701991/TN
06/24/2023NCII · Walk-around2OOSDIAMOND TRANS INC 3308505U701991/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARES LOGISTICS LLC401010905/13/202605/19/20262PA
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC2180009/29/202509/29/20251GA
NAJAH TRANSPORT LLC250790102/03/202402/03/20241MN
ALWAYS BEST TRANSPORTATION LLC332507202/03/202402/03/20241WA
DIAMOND TRANS INC330850506/24/202306/24/20231PA
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.
U701991TN—ARES LOGISTICS LLC05/13/2026 → 05/19/20262
U701991TN—UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC09/29/2025 → 09/29/20251
U701991TN—NAJAH TRANSPORT LLC02/03/2024 → 02/03/20241
5253609ME—ALWAYS BEST TRANSPORTATION LLC02/03/2024 → 02/03/20241
U701991TN—DIAMOND TRANS INC06/24/2023 → 06/24/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026