Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830X51529018 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen11/26/2023
AR
Last seen01/11/2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
13N14830X51529018
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/05/2026
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 · 11/26/2023 – 01/11/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/11/2026MSIII · Driver-only0—PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502J997642/LA
08/05/2025IAIII · Driver-only0—PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502J997642/LA
05/12/2025MSIII · Driver-only0—PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502J997642/LA
11/26/2023ARII · Walk-around0—PROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLC 1031868J191869/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC35550205/12/202501/11/20263IL
PROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLC103186811/26/202311/26/20231LA
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.
J997642LA—PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC05/12/2025 → 01/11/20263
J191869LA—PROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLC11/26/2023 → 11/26/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026