Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328PT306943 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 10, 2025
MD
Last seenMar 24, 2026
CO
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 8 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
5V8VC5328PT306943
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 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
306943

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2025 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026COII · Walk-around0TRANSPOAMERICA INC 28732345104196/ME
Dec 23, 2025LAI · Full0SOMMA TRUCKING LLC 30825065104196/ME
Dec 19, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2TOTAL COVER TRANSPORT LLC 32206565104196/ME
Sep 3, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1UNILINE INC 35557065104196/ME
Sep 2, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2UNILINE INC 35557065104196/ME
Jul 10, 2025MDII · Walk-around3KAM TRANS LLC 37277885104196/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPOAMERICA INC2873234Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261CA
SOMMA TRUCKING LLC3082506Dec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251TX
TOTAL COVER TRANSPORT LLC3220656Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251TX
UNILINE INC3555706Sep 2, 2025Sep 3, 20252IL
KAM TRANS LLC3727788Jul 10, 2025Jul 10, 20251WA
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.
5104196METRANSPOAMERICA INCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
5104196MESOMMA TRUCKING LLCDec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251
5104196METOTAL COVER TRANSPORT LLCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
5104196MEUNILINE INCSep 2, 2025Sep 3, 20252
5104196MEKAM TRANS LLCJul 10, 2025Jul 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026