Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153201L1543212 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 19, 2024
WY
Last seenMar 31, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
13N153201L1543212
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
543212

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 · 1,231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,231 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
2020

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 · Sep 19, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around1HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495437730Z/ME
Mar 26, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 26949543773Z/ME
Dec 19, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495437730Z/ME
Oct 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495437730Z/ME
Oct 13, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495437730Z/ME
Sep 19, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0JONES MOTOR COMPANY INC 113459437730Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC269495Oct 13, 2025Mar 31, 20265PA
JONES MOTOR COMPANY INC113459Sep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241PA
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.
437730ZMEHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCOct 13, 2025Mar 31, 20264
43773ZMEHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
437730ZME2JONES MOTOR COMPANY INCSep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026