Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145201Y1590908 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenNov 30, 2023
US
Last seenMay 6, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
13N145201Y1590908
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
590908

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
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 163 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

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 · Nov 30, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
Oct 31, 2025USI · Full5TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
Oct 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
Aug 19, 2025TXI · Full3OOSCRUCES INTERNACIONALES NISSI S DE R L DE C V 36941332947453/ME
Mar 3, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
Oct 9, 2024USI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
Jun 26, 2024USI · Full2TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
Feb 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around2FERDEL CORPORATION 25303832947453/ME
Nov 30, 2023USI · Full4TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237382947453/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV723738Nov 30, 2023May 6, 20267TA
CRUCES INTERNACIONALES NISSI S DE R L DE C V3694133Aug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251TA
FERDEL CORPORATION2530383Feb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241TX
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.
2947453METRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CVNov 30, 2023May 6, 20267
2947453MECRUCES INTERNACIONALES NISSI S DE R L DE C VAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
2947453MEFERDEL CORPORATIONFeb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026