Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2512C7C1555514 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 19, 2023
CO
Last seenMay 11, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
13N2512C7C1555514
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
2512C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
555514

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 27 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
2012

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026COIII · Driver-only0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693201B254/TX
Sep 5, 2025COIII · Driver-only0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693201B254/TX
Dec 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693201B254/TX
Oct 19, 2023COIII · Driver-only1OOSGREY WOLF OILFIELD TRANSPORT LLC 2989397201B254/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Dec 4, 2024May 11, 20263GA
GREY WOLF OILFIELD TRANSPORT LLC2989397Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231TX
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.
201B254TXBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCDec 4, 2024May 11, 20263
201B254TXGREY WOLF OILFIELD TRANSPORT LLCOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026