Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209P1552505 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 1, 2023
OK
Last seenAug 25, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
13N148209P1552505
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
552505

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Temporarily unavailable

The platform resolver did not return a reliable response

Deterministic validation above is complete. Platform fields are withheld because an outage is not evidence that the VIN has no known platform.

Not established

  • platform resolution (temporarily unavailable)

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—IOL TRANSPORT LLC 4385418204B533/TX
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSLMA 89 LLC 4071732204B533/TX
May 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1—AMEN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4083221204B533/TX
Sep 1, 2023OKI · Full9OOSCNDO LLC 3036547204B533/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IOL TRANSPORT LLC4385418Aug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251TX
LMA 89 LLC4071732Apr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251TX
AMEN TRANSPORTATION LLC4083221May 14, 2024May 14, 20241TX
CNDO LLC3036547Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 20231TX
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.
204B533TX—IOL TRANSPORT LLCAug 25, 2025 → Aug 25, 20251
204B533TX—LMA 89 LLCApr 18, 2025 → Apr 18, 20251
204B533TX—AMEN TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 14, 2024 → May 14, 20241
204B533TX—CNDO LLCSep 1, 2023 → Sep 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026