Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC5329TM605667 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen08/20/2025
CA
Last seen05/04/2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
5V8VC5329TM605667
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2026
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 · 08/20/2025 – 05/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/04/2026TXII · Walk-around3—SMT TRANS LLC 35155741032246ST/IL
12/24/2025MNIII · Driver-only0—KATA LOGISTICS LLC 35324741032246ST/IL
11/05/2025CAI · Full2—KATA LOGISTICS LLC 35324741032246ST/IL
08/20/2025CAII · Walk-around1—KATA FREIGHT LLC 43396501032246ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMT TRANS LLC351557405/04/202605/04/20261PA
KATA LOGISTICS LLC353247411/05/202512/24/20252IL
KATA FREIGHT LLC433965008/20/202508/20/20251IL
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.
1032246STIL—SMT TRANS LLC05/04/2026 → 05/04/20261
1032246STIL—KATA LOGISTICS LLC11/05/2025 → 12/24/20252
1032246STIL—KATA FREIGHT LLC08/20/2025 → 08/20/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026