Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5329JT805838 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 10, 2024
IL
Last seenJun 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5V8VC5329JT805838
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 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
805838

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 · Jan 10, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSBIG GILBERT LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 3463220QB22RC/FL
May 12, 2026SDIII · Driver-only1BIG GILBERT LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 3463220QB22RC/FL
Mar 8, 2024AZII · Walk-around5NEW START TRUCK COMPANY INC 4004349QA72QK/FL
Jan 10, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0NEW START TRUCK COMPANY INC 4004349QA72QK/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG GILBERT LOGISTICS GROUP LLC3463220May 12, 2026Jun 12, 20262FL
NEW START TRUCK COMPANY INC4004349Jan 10, 2024Mar 8, 20242FL
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.
QB22RCFL2BIG GILBERT LOGISTICS GROUP LLCMay 12, 2026Jun 12, 20262
QA72QKFLNEW START TRUCK COMPANY INCJan 10, 2024Mar 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026