Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203P1551785 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seen08/21/2023
OK
Last seen07/14/2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148203P1551785
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/05/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 08/21/2023 – 07/14/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/14/2026KYI · Full1OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615685457T/TN
07/14/2026KYI · Full1OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615685457T/TN
10/15/2025OHI · Full3OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615685457T/TN
07/24/2024NYII · Walk-around10—PPS LOGISTICS CORP 37508562923508/ME
08/28/2023MOIII · Driver-only0—S&A LOGISTICS LLC 37483912923508/ME
08/21/2023OKIII · Driver-only1—S&A LOGISTICS LLC 37483912923508/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC25361510/15/202507/14/20263TN
PPS LOGISTICS CORP375085607/24/202407/24/20241PA
S&A LOGISTICS LLC374839108/21/202308/28/20232KS
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.
685457TTN2EMPIRE EXPRESS INC10/15/2025 → 07/14/20263
2923508ME—PPS LOGISTICS CORP07/24/2024 → 07/24/20241
2923508ME—S&A LOGISTICS LLC08/21/2023 → 08/28/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026