Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation (vntc)

5V8VC5323PM308254 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 28, 2024
UT
Last seenNov 12, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 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
5V8VC5323PM308254
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
308254

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 28, 2024 – Nov 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 12, 2025COIII · Driver-only0ADVANTAGE FREIGHT INC 34780945097749/ME
Jul 10, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2ADVANTAGE FREIGHT INC 34780945097749/ME
Apr 21, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSADVANTAGE FREIGHT INC 34780945097749/ME
Dec 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ADVANTAGE FREIGHT INC 34780945097749/ME
Jun 26, 2024ORI · Full0PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO 25331785097749/ME
Jan 28, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO 2533178509-7749/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ADVANTAGE FREIGHT INC3478094Dec 9, 2024Nov 12, 20254IL
PROGRESSIVE CARRIERS CO2533178Jan 28, 2024Jun 26, 20242IL
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.
5097749MEADVANTAGE FREIGHT INCDec 9, 2024Nov 12, 20254
5097749MEPROGRESSIVE CARRIERS COJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
509-7749MEPROGRESSIVE CARRIERS COJan 28, 2024Jan 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026