Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5324PT306809 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJul 17, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 10, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
5V8VC5324PT306809
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
306809

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
2023

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 17, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1OOSOPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 42589055129268/ME
May 16, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 42589055129268/ME
Mar 23, 2026MNI · Full6OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815129268/ME
Feb 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815129268/ME
Feb 12, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815129268/ME
Oct 5, 2025OHI · Full6OOSDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815129268/ME
Aug 1, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 42008815129268/ME
Jul 17, 2023TNI · Full3TWIN CARRIER LLC 35187355129268/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED4258905May 16, 2026Jun 10, 20262IL
DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC4200881Aug 1, 2025Mar 23, 20265IN
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5129268MEOPTIMA LINES INCORPORATEDMay 16, 2026Jun 10, 20262
5129268MEDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCAug 1, 2025Mar 23, 20265
5129268METWIN CARRIER LLCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026