Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148201C1553528 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 27, 2023
AZ
Last seenJun 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
13N148201C1553528
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
553528

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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 · Aug 27, 2023 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around0GREATWIDE CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION LLC 973667012C375/TX
May 28, 2026CAI · Full4OOSGREATWIDE DALLAS MAVIS LLC 572641012C375/TX
Oct 29, 2025CAI · Full1GREATWIDE DALLAS MAVIS LLC 572641012C375/TX
Mar 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2GREATWIDE CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION LLC 973667012C375/TX
Oct 17, 2024CAI · Full0GREATWIDE DALLAS MAVIS LLC 572641012C375/TX
Sep 5, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1GREATWIDE DALLAS MAVIS LLC 572641012C375/TX
Aug 27, 2023AZII · Walk-around8OOSGREATWIDE CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION LLC 973667012C375/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GREATWIDE CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION LLC973667Aug 27, 2023Jun 20, 20263PA
GREATWIDE DALLAS MAVIS LLC572641Sep 5, 2023May 28, 20264PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
012C375TX2GREATWIDE CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 27, 2023Jun 20, 20263
012C375TXGREATWIDE DALLAS MAVIS LLCSep 5, 2023May 28, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026