Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)

5V8VC532XGM600421 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seen07/04/2023
TN
Last seen10/09/2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5V8VC532XGM600421
Make
Vanguard national trailer corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/10/2026
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 · 07/04/2023 – 10/09/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/09/2025TXII · Walk-around2—SHORTHORN LLC 3856749U577837/TN
05/15/2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSSHORTHORN LLC 3856749U577873/TN
05/15/2025NYII · Walk-around1OOSSHORTHORN LLC 3856749U577873/TN
04/10/2025KYI · Full4OOSXFR8 LLC 3810132U577837/TN
07/04/2023TNIII · Driver-only1—LANDAIR TRANSPORT LLC 241411U577837/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORTHORN LLC385674905/15/202510/09/20253WI
XFR8 LLC381013204/10/202504/10/20251OH
LANDAIR TRANSPORT LLC24141107/04/202307/04/20231TN
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.
U577837TN—SHORTHORN LLC10/09/2025 → 10/09/20251
U577873TN2SHORTHORN LLC05/15/2025 → 05/15/20252
U577837TN—XFR8 LLC04/10/2025 → 04/10/20251
U577837TN—LANDAIR TRANSPORT LLC07/04/2023 → 07/04/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/10/2026