Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine trailer co.

5TR14830981002891 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seen07/11/2024
NY
Last seen03/18/2026
VA
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TR14830981002891
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/18/2026
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 · 07/11/2024 – 03/18/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/18/2026VAIII · Driver-only1—JADL LOGISTICS LLC 32091365557082/ME
05/02/2025VAII · Walk-around8OOSJADL LOGISTICS LLC 32091365311234/ME
03/05/2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSXELA TRANSPORT INC 2928499266391A/ME
07/11/2024NYII · Walk-around7OOSXELA TRANSPORT INC 29284995311234/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JADL LOGISTICS LLC320913605/02/202503/18/20262MD
XELA TRANSPORT INC292849907/11/202403/05/20252VA
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.
5557082ME—JADL LOGISTICS LLC03/18/2026 → 03/18/20261
5311234ME—JADL LOGISTICS LLC05/02/2025 → 05/02/20251
266391AME—XELA TRANSPORT INC03/05/2025 → 03/05/20251
5311234ME—XELA TRANSPORT INC07/11/2024 → 07/11/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026