Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5328RM414704 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 18, 2024
NY
Last seenJul 20, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
5V8VC5328RM414704
Make
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)
Model
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
414704

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
2024

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 · Sep 18, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSSHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 39429215181279/ME
Nov 26, 2025NMII · Walk-around0SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 39429215181279/ME
Nov 3, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 39429215181279/ME
Sep 3, 2025KYI · Full7ZERO11 FREIGHT INC 36023895181279/MA
Feb 4, 2025CTIII · Driver-only2ARRIVER EXPRESS INC 30805585181279/ME
Nov 19, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3ARRIVER EXPRESS INC 30805585181279/ME
Nov 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around2ARRIVER EXPRESS INC 30805585181279/ME
Sep 18, 2024NYIII · Driver-only2ARRIVER EXPRESS INC 30805585181279/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INC3942921Nov 3, 2025Jul 20, 20263IL
ZERO11 FREIGHT INC3602389Sep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251IL
ARRIVER EXPRESS INC3080558Sep 18, 2024Feb 4, 20254IL
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.
5181279ME2SHARK FREIGHT TRUCKING INCNov 3, 2025Jul 20, 20263
5181279MAZERO11 FREIGHT INCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
5181279MEARRIVER EXPRESS INCSep 18, 2024Feb 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026