Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153204R1570493 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 28, 2024
FL
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
NM
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
13N153204R1570493
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
570493

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
1994

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 · Aug 28, 2024 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026NMII · Walk-around1SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 29533675540540/ME
Nov 18, 2025WYI · Full3SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 29533675540540/ME
Nov 10, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0SHELTON TRUCKING LLC 2911927C419711/ME
Oct 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSSMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 29533675540540/ME
Jun 12, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 29533675540540/ME
May 28, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 29533675540540/ME
Aug 28, 2024FLI · Full0SHELTON TRUCKING LLC 2911927C419711/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC2953367May 28, 2025Feb 3, 20265TX
SHELTON TRUCKING LLC2911927Aug 28, 2024Nov 10, 20252AL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5540540MESMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 28, 2025Feb 3, 20265
C419711MESHELTON TRUCKING LLCAug 28, 2024Nov 10, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026