Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830841521661 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seen07/30/2025
OK
Last seen05/12/2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
13N14830841521661
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/19/2026
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 · 07/30/2025 – 05/12/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/12/2026TXII · Walk-around2—SHARK TRUCKING INC 541564DM5183/OK
01/06/2026TNI · Full1OOSHOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC 428099DM5183/OK
07/30/2025OKIII · Driver-only0—HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC 428099DM5183/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK TRUCKING INC54156405/12/202605/12/20261TX
HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC42809907/30/202501/06/20262OK
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.
DM5183OK—SHARK TRUCKING INC05/12/2026 → 05/12/20261
DM5183OK—HOFFMAN TRANSPORTATION INC07/30/2025 → 01/06/20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/19/2026