Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine trailer co.

5TR14830982001492 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen08/10/2023
TX
Last seen04/09/2025
TX
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
5TR14830982001492
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/27/2026
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 · 08/10/2023 – 04/09/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/09/2025TXII · Walk-around2—ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2724408140B646/TX
12/03/2024TXIII · Driver-only1—BS TRANSP LLC 3229857140B646/TX
07/31/2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSBS TRANSP LLC 3229857140B646/TX
04/22/2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSBS TRANSP LLC 3229857140B646/TX
08/10/2023TXIV · Special1—BS TRANSP LLC 3229857140B646/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC272440804/09/202504/09/20251IN
BS TRANSP LLC322985708/10/202312/03/20244TX
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.
140B646TX—ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC04/09/2025 → 04/09/20251
140B646TX—BS TRANSP LLC08/10/2023 → 12/03/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/27/2026