Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N348206C3554204 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 21, 2023
OH
Last seenMay 28, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
13N348206C3554204
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
34820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
554204

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 · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 72 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 · Sep 21, 2023 – May 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2025SCII · Walk-around1RPL TRUCK TRANSPORT CORP 3436542QB36PW/FL
Oct 31, 2023VTII · Walk-around4OOSRAD SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL LLC 3747289QA42YY/FL
Oct 5, 2023MSII · Walk-around0RAD SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL LLC 3747289QA42YY/FL
Sep 21, 2023OHIII · Driver-only3RAD SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL LLC 3747289QA42YY/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RPL TRUCK TRANSPORT CORP3436542May 28, 2025May 28, 20251FL
RAD SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL LLC3747289Sep 21, 2023Oct 31, 20233FL
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.
QB36PWFLRPL TRUCK TRANSPORT CORPMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
QA42YYFLRAD SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL LLCSep 21, 2023Oct 31, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026