Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5V8VC532XGM603917 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen01/19/2024
NM
Last seen04/20/2026
OH
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
5V8VC532XGM603917
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
06/25/2026
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 · 01/19/2024 – 04/20/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/20/2026OHII · Walk-around4—KS TRANS INC 4326489883114ST/IL
06/23/2025IAII · Walk-around10OOSKS TRANS INC 4326489883114ST/IL
01/14/2025KSII · Walk-around7OOSTRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC 1994664883114ST/IL
03/20/2024IAI · Full2—SAMARS TRUCKING LLC 4159482883114ST/IL
02/23/2024IAIII · Driver-only0—SAMARS TRUCKING LLC 4159482883114ST/IL
01/19/2024NMIII · Driver-only3—SAMARS TRUCKING LLC 4159482883114ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KS TRANS INC432648906/23/202504/20/20262IN
TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC199466401/14/202501/14/20251OH
SAMARS TRUCKING LLC415948201/19/202403/20/20243CT
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.
883114STIL—KS TRANS INC06/23/2025 → 04/20/20262
883114STIL—TRYTIME TRANSPORT LLC01/14/2025 → 01/14/20251
883114STIL—SAMARS TRUCKING LLC01/19/2024 → 03/20/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026