Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC5328HM711079 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen09/26/2023
TX
Last seen05/02/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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
5V8VC5328HM711079
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
07/18/2026
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 · 09/26/2023 – 05/02/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/02/2026TXII · Walk-around0—SELAX TRANSPORTATION LLC 3111107U730414/TN
10/03/2025TXIII · Driver-only1—SAMAX EXPRESS INC 2457309U730414/TN
10/25/2023USI · Full0—ROYAL EXPRESS INC 838117U730414/TN
09/26/2023TXII · Walk-around1—ROYAL EXPRESS INC 838117U730414/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SELAX TRANSPORTATION LLC311110705/02/202605/02/20261TX
SAMAX EXPRESS INC245730910/03/202510/03/20251TX
ROYAL EXPRESS INC83811709/26/202310/25/20232TX
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.
U730414TN—SELAX TRANSPORTATION LLC05/02/2026 → 05/02/20261
U730414TN—SAMAX EXPRESS INC10/03/2025 → 10/03/20251
U730414TN—ROYAL EXPRESS INC09/26/2023 → 10/25/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026