Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532CXL1539881 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenDec 12, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
13N1532CXL1539881
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
539881

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
Sep 2, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2TA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
Jul 21, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
Jun 21, 2025MTII · Walk-around3OOSTA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
Jun 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
May 6, 2025MTII · Walk-around1TA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
Oct 30, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 2291190C291649/ME
Feb 9, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1OOSCANTEX EXPRESS LLC 4113675C291649/ME
Jan 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around4CANTEX EXPRESS LLC 4113675C291649/ME
Dec 12, 2023CAI · Full3OOSCANTEX EXPRESS LLC 4113675C291649/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TA TRANS INC2291190Oct 30, 2024Jun 23, 20267IL
CANTEX EXPRESS LLC4113675Dec 12, 2023Feb 9, 20243TX
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.
C291649ME2TA TRANS INCOct 30, 2024Jun 23, 20267
C291649MECANTEX EXPRESS LLCDec 12, 2023Feb 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026