Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830271542851 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 9, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
13N14830271542851
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
542851

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
2007

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 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JCDT TRUCKING LLC 3750155016B289/TX
Oct 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around1JCDT TRUCKING LLC 3750155016B289/TX
Aug 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around6JOHN BRAFFORD SERVICES INC 1330951016B289/TX
Jul 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JCDT TRUCKING LLC 3750155016B289/TX
Aug 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around2THOMAS J TRUCKING LLC 2911605016B289/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JCDT TRUCKING LLC3750155Jul 24, 2025Jan 19, 20263TX
JOHN BRAFFORD SERVICES INC1330951Aug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251MD
THOMAS J TRUCKING LLC2911605Aug 9, 2023Aug 9, 20231TX
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.
016B289TXJCDT TRUCKING LLCJul 24, 2025Jan 19, 20263
016B289TXJOHN BRAFFORD SERVICES INCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
016B289TXTHOMAS J TRUCKING LLCAug 9, 2023Aug 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026