Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830051524104 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenNov 21, 2023
WY
Last seenJun 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
13N14830051524104
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
524104

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 · 1,781 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,781 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
2005

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around12JJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC 4322107DF2071/OK
Jan 29, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037DF2071/OK
Jan 23, 2025UTI · Full16OOSAT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037DF2071/OK
Nov 4, 2024WYIII · Driver-only1AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037DF2071/OK
Sep 17, 2024LAII · Walk-around3AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037DF2071/OK
Aug 6, 2024KYII · Walk-around2AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037DF2071/OK
May 30, 2024KYIII · Driver-only4AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037DF2071/OK
Apr 25, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037054B490/TX
Mar 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSAT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037054B490/TX
Feb 21, 2024KYII · Walk-around7OOSAT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037054B490/TX
Nov 21, 2023WYIII · Driver-only2AT TRANSPORT USA LLC 3976037054B490/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC4322107Jun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261OK
AT TRANSPORT USA LLC3976037Nov 21, 2023Jan 29, 202510OK
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.
DF2071OKJJ SMITH TRANSPORT INCJun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261
DF2071OKAT TRANSPORT USA LLCMay 30, 2024Jan 29, 20256
054B490TXAT TRANSPORT USA LLCNov 21, 2023Apr 25, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026