Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148304W1579821 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenApr 3, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
13N148304W1579821
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
579821

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
2028

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 · Apr 3, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around4TAYLOR BUILT TRUCKING LLC 3785510280B022/TX
Mar 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSTAYLOR BUILT TRUCKING LLC 3785510225B005/TX
Mar 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSBERNARDO REYES CAZARIN 2008140225B005/TX
Apr 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around16OOSSWEET MAMAS TRUCKING LLC 2837952225B005/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAYLOR BUILT TRUCKING LLC3785510Mar 18, 2026Jul 16, 20262TX
BERNARDO REYES CAZARIN2008140Mar 14, 2025Mar 14, 20251TX
SWEET MAMAS TRUCKING LLC2837952Apr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241TX
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.
280B022TX2TAYLOR BUILT TRUCKING LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
225B005TX2TAYLOR BUILT TRUCKING LLCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
225B005TXBERNARDO REYES CAZARINMar 14, 2025Mar 14, 20251
225B005TXSWEET MAMAS TRUCKING LLCApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026