Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5329KT905844 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

10 mo

Inspections4

all-time

OOS inspections1

of 4

First seen09/19/2024

Last seen07/09/2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 5V8VC5329KT905844
Make: Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model: VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year: 2019
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.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 09/19/2024 – 07/09/2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
07/09/2025	KS	II · Walk-around	5	OOS	GFS GROUP LLC 3542116	3810344/ME
12/07/2024	NC	III · Driver-only	0	—	SMITH-CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC 929285	3810344/ME
10/16/2024	FL	II · Walk-around	0	—	SMITH-CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC 929285	3810344/ME
09/19/2024	GA	III · Driver-only	1	—	SMITH-CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC 929285	3810344/ME

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
GFS GROUP LLC	3542116	07/09/2025	07/09/2025	1	MO
SMITH-CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC	929285	09/19/2024	12/07/2024	3	FL

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
3810344	ME	—	GFS GROUP LLC	07/09/2025 → 07/09/2025	1
3810344	ME	—	SMITH-CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC	09/19/2024 → 12/07/2024	3

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026