Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328SM503114 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 29, 2024
VA
Last seenAug 6, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5V8VC5328SM503114
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5V8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VC532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
503114

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 8,513 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Prefix basis · 8,513 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 29, 2024 – Aug 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2025MTII · Walk-around2OOSCAYTON EXCAVATION INC 13440485306523/ME
Apr 3, 2025SDIII · Driver-only4OOSPROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO 25331785306523/ME
Nov 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO 25331785306523/ME
Aug 29, 2024VAI · Full0PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO 25331785306523/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAYTON EXCAVATION INC1344048Aug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251MT
PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO2533178Aug 29, 2024Apr 3, 20253IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5306523MECAYTON EXCAVATION INCAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251
5306523MEPROGRESSIVE CARRIERS COAug 29, 2024Apr 3, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026