Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323JT802157 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 31, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 17, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
5V8VC5323JT802157
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
802157

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
2018

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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Apr 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MENCO LOGISTICS INC 3532293TP75069/ID
Mar 27, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1GOLD EAGLE TRANSPORTATION INC 1676739TP7569/ID
Nov 21, 2024NMII · Walk-around1MENCO LOGISTICS INC 3532293TP7569/ID
Jul 17, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0NIGHT OWL EXPRESS LLC 3822280TP7569/ID
Jul 31, 2023WAII · Walk-around4OOSLOCK & LOAD TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3337357TP7569/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENCO LOGISTICS INC3532293Nov 21, 2024Apr 17, 20252CA
GOLD EAGLE TRANSPORTATION INC1676739Mar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251FL
NIGHT OWL EXPRESS LLC3822280Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241WY
LOCK & LOAD TRUCKING SERVICES LLC3337357Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231IL
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.
TP75069IDMENCO LOGISTICS INCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
TP7569IDGOLD EAGLE TRANSPORTATION INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
TP7569IDMENCO LOGISTICS INCNov 21, 2024Nov 21, 20241
TP7569IDNIGHT OWL EXPRESS LLCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
TP7569IDLOCK & LOAD TRUCKING SERVICES LLCJul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026