Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

13N148204S1573710

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenFeb 10, 2025
AL
Last seenApr 19, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
573710

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 10, 2025 – Apr 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 19, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0CARDINAL COMPANIES LLC 4435947540267T/TN
Feb 10, 2025ALII · Walk-around1GREATWIDE AMERICAN TRANS-FREIGHT LLC 753551540267T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDINAL COMPANIES LLC4435947Apr 19, 2026Apr 19, 20261MN
GREATWIDE AMERICAN TRANS-FREIGHT LLC753551Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
540267TTNCARDINAL COMPANIES LLCApr 19, 2026Apr 19, 20261
540267TTNGREATWIDE AMERICAN TRANS-FREIGHT LLCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC