Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328HM702740 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
38 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 24, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 25, 2026
PA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 38 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
5V8VC5328HM702740
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2017
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
702740

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
2017

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 · Jun 24, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3ARES LOGISTICS LLC 4010109U701991/TN
May 19, 2026CTII · Walk-around8OOSARES LOGISTICS LLC 4010109U701991/TN
May 13, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1ARES LOGISTICS LLC 4010109U701991/TN
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full0UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 21800U701991/TN
Feb 3, 2024INIII · Driver-only1NAJAH TRANSPORT LLC 2507901U701991/TN
Feb 3, 2024INIII · Driver-only1ALWAYS BEST TRANSPORTATION LLC 33250725253609/ME
Jun 24, 2023NCII · Walk-around2OOSDIAMOND TRANS INC 3308505U701991/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARES LOGISTICS LLC4010109May 13, 2026Aug 25, 20263PA
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC21800Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251GA
NAJAH TRANSPORT LLC2507901Feb 3, 2024Feb 3, 20241MN
ALWAYS BEST TRANSPORTATION LLC3325072Feb 3, 2024Feb 3, 20241WA
DIAMOND TRANS INC3308505Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231PA
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.
U701991TN2ARES LOGISTICS LLCMay 13, 2026Aug 25, 20263
U701991TNUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCSep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251
U701991TNNAJAH TRANSPORT LLCFeb 3, 2024Feb 3, 20241
5253609MEALWAYS BEST TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 3, 2024Feb 3, 20241
U701991TNDIAMOND TRANS INCJun 24, 2023Jun 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026