Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253201P1561137 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seen08/22/2023
CO
Last seen07/24/2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
13N253201P1561137
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/19/2026
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 · 08/22/2023 – 07/24/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/24/2025SDIII · Driver-only0—3M LOGISTICS LLC 28237655002387/ME
09/17/2023KSIII · Driver-only0—NOMAD FREIGHT INC 25682255002387/ME
08/22/2023COIV · Special0—NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225500-2387/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3M LOGISTICS LLC282376507/24/202507/24/20251OH
NOMAD FREIGHT INC256822508/22/202309/17/20232IN
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.
5002387ME—3M LOGISTICS LLC07/24/2025 → 07/24/20251
5002387ME—NOMAD FREIGHT INC09/17/2023 → 09/17/20231
500-2387ME—NOMAD FREIGHT INC08/22/2023 → 08/22/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/19/2026