Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5325EM408806 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJan 30, 2024
TN
Last seenMar 14, 2026
AR
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 26 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
5V8VC5325EM408806
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2014
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
408806

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
2014

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 30, 2024 – Mar 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 14, 2026ARII · Walk-around2OOSCEASERS CARGO LLC 4038332028060T/TN
Jan 25, 2026WYII · Walk-around2OOSFORTUNA EXPRESS LLC 3511164028060T/TN
Jun 23, 2025PAI · Full0BITSHARP CORPORATION 3519782028060T/TN
Dec 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ALLSTATE CARGO INC 3285373028060T/TN
May 2, 2024ALI · Full7OOSVENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562028060T/TN
Jan 30, 2024TNI · Full8DAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3604910028060T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CEASERS CARGO LLC4038332Mar 14, 2026Mar 14, 20261FL
FORTUNA EXPRESS LLC3511164Jan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261OH
BITSHARP CORPORATION3519782Jun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251OH
ALLSTATE CARGO INC3285373Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 20241OH
VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC2889562May 2, 2024May 2, 20241IL
DAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3604910Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241NC
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.
028060TTNCEASERS CARGO LLCMar 14, 2026Mar 14, 20261
028060TTNFORTUNA EXPRESS LLCJan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261
028060TTNBITSHARP CORPORATIONJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
028060TTNALLSTATE CARGO INCDec 18, 2024Dec 18, 20241
028060TTNVENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLCMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
028060TTNDAHLAK TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026