Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1990 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148302L1548403 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

9 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections1

of 3

First seenMar 4, 2025

Last seenDec 23, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 13N148302L1548403
Make: Fontaine trailer co.
Model: Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year: 1990
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 19, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 4, 2025 – Dec 23, 2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Dec 23, 2025	SD	III · Driver-only	1	—	JOHN HICKMAN 2392476	U164774/SD
Mar 29, 2025	SD	III · Driver-only	0	—	THE SHOP INC 353765	U164774/SD
Mar 4, 2025	SD	II · Walk-around	4	OOS	JOHN HICKMAN 2392476	U164774/SD

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
JOHN HICKMAN	2392476	Mar 4, 2025	Dec 23, 2025	2	SD
THE SHOP INC	353765	Mar 29, 2025	Mar 29, 2025	1	SD

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
U164774	SD	—	JOHN HICKMAN	Mar 4, 2025 → Dec 23, 2025	2
U164774	SD	—	THE SHOP INC	Mar 29, 2025 → Mar 29, 2025	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026