Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830541519916 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen12/06/2023
MT
Last seen04/01/2026
FL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14830541519916
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/03/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 12/06/2023 – 04/01/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/01/2026FLIII · Driver-only0—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT GENERAL SERVICES LLC 4437897QB97RY/FL
01/13/2026PAIII · Driver-only0—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT GENERAL SERVICES LLC 4437897QB97RY/FL
08/20/2025TXII · Walk-around0—APO TRANSPORTATION INC 3553164QB97RY/FL
12/06/2023MTIII · Driver-only0—VT TRANSIT INC 3460141769972ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT GENERAL SERVICES LLC443789701/13/202604/01/20262FL
APO TRANSPORTATION INC355316408/20/202508/20/20251FL
VT TRANSIT INC346014112/06/202312/06/20231IL
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.
QB97RYFL—UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT GENERAL SERVICES LLC01/13/2026 → 04/01/20262
QB97RYFL—APO TRANSPORTATION INC08/20/2025 → 08/20/20251
769972STIL—VT TRANSIT INC12/06/2023 → 12/06/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/03/2026