Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148202K1536543 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 29, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 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
13N148202K1536543
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
536543

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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
2019

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSMARLOW TRANSPORT INC 44652924SE6593/CA
Nov 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ PEREZ 16275434SE6593/CA
Oct 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ PEREZ 16275434SE6593/CA
Jan 29, 2025CAI · Full1CABALLERO TRUCKING LLC 32332944SE6593/CA
Dec 17, 2024CAI · Full2OOSCABALLERO TRUCKING LLC 32332944SE6593/CA
Feb 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ALVAREZ XTREME TRANSPORT INC 27637414SE6593/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARLOW TRANSPORT INC4465292Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261CA
JOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ PEREZ1627543Oct 16, 2025Nov 5, 20252CA
CABALLERO TRUCKING LLC3233294Dec 17, 2024Jan 29, 20252CA
ALVAREZ XTREME TRANSPORT INC2763741Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241CA
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.
4SE6593CA2MARLOW TRANSPORT INCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
4SE6593CAJOSE ANTONIO LOPEZ PEREZOct 16, 2025Nov 5, 20252
4SE6593CACABALLERO TRUCKING LLCDec 17, 2024Jan 29, 20252
4SE6593CAALVAREZ XTREME TRANSPORT INCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026