Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148205D1559155 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 16, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 9, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
13N148205D1559155
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
559155

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
2013

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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Jul 9, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSRED STAR CARRIERS INC 2724146247B120/TX
May 20, 2024TXI · Full7RED STAR CARRIERS INC 2724146045C317/TX
Jan 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598045C317/TX
Oct 22, 2023WYI · Full7OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598224C093/TX
Oct 3, 2023COIII · Driver-only1JR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598224C093/TX
Aug 16, 2023COIII · Driver-only2JR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598045C317/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED STAR CARRIERS INC2724146May 20, 2024Jul 9, 20242TX
JR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC1729598Aug 16, 2023Jan 11, 20244TX
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.
247B120TXRED STAR CARRIERS INCJul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241
045C317TXRED STAR CARRIERS INCMay 20, 2024May 20, 20241
045C317TXJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLCAug 16, 2023Jan 11, 20242
224C093TXJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 22, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026