Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830341519428 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 21, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 1, 2024
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
13N14830341519428
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
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.

Vehicle descriptor section
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
519428

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
2004

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 · Jul 21, 2023 – Jul 1, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2024FLI · Full9OOS2 K P TRUCKING LLC 41098170450CY/FL
Nov 17, 2023INII · Walk-around1BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 33720190450CY/FL
Jul 25, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 33720190450CY/FL
Jul 21, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 33720190450CY/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2 K P TRUCKING LLC4109817Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241FL
BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC3372019Jul 21, 2023Nov 17, 20233TX
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.
0450CYFL2 K P TRUCKING LLCJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
0450CYFLBULLTEX TRUCKING LLCJul 21, 2023Nov 17, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026