Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5322TM604098 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenApr 29, 2026
NV
Last seenJul 28, 2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 3 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
5V8VC5322TM604098
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
Aug 2, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
604098

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
2026

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 29, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0STL TRUCKERS LLC 25235515477851/ME
Jul 17, 2026AZII · Walk-around3RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC 34809715477851/ME
May 14, 2026LAII · Walk-around0OHIO TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC 32138515477851/ME
Apr 29, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0OHIO TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC 32138515477851/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STL TRUCKERS LLC2523551Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261MO
RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLC3480971Jul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261IL
OHIO TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLC3213851Apr 29, 2026May 14, 20262WA
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.
5477851ME2STL TRUCKERS LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
5477851ME2RUFFSON LOGISTIC LLCJul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261
5477851MEOHIO TRUCKING ENTERPRISE LLCApr 29, 2026May 14, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026