Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830231517040 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 9, 2023
LA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
13N14830231517040
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
517040

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
2003

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 9, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSTIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLC 3692973PT254526/AR
May 1, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2TIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLC 3692973PT207929/AR
Apr 7, 2025LAII · Walk-around2OOSTIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLC 3692973PT207929/AR
Jan 13, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1TIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLC 3692973PT207929/AR
Aug 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0TIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLC 3692973PT207929/AR
Jan 4, 2024LAII · Walk-around1MORTON DEEP SOUTH TRUCKING LLC 2951859PT207929/AR
Aug 9, 2023LAI · Full2MORTON DEEP SOUTH TRUCKING LLC 2951859PT207929/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLC3692973Aug 27, 2024May 20, 20265AR
MORTON DEEP SOUTH TRUCKING LLC2951859Aug 9, 2023Jan 4, 20242AR
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.
PT254526ARTIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
PT207929ARTIMBER PRODUCERS TRUCKING LLCAug 27, 2024May 1, 20264
PT207929ARMORTON DEEP SOUTH TRUCKING LLCAug 9, 2023Jan 4, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026