Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148201R1568815 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMar 28, 2024
KY
Last seenMay 20, 2025
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 14 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
13N148201R1568815
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
568815

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
1994

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 · Mar 28, 2024 – May 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 1941086PC36857/IN
May 13, 2025TXI · Full0BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 1941086PC36857/IN
Aug 28, 2024FLI · Full0SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLC 759891PC36857/IN
Aug 20, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLC 759891PC36857/TN
Apr 30, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0SHELTON TRUCKING LLC 2911927PC36857/IN
Mar 28, 2024KYI · Full0P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 1243338PC36857/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC1941086May 13, 2025May 20, 20252AL
SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLC759891Aug 20, 2024Aug 28, 20242AL
SHELTON TRUCKING LLC2911927Apr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241AL
P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC1243338Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241AL
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.
PC36857INBLAIR LOGISTICS LLCMay 13, 2025May 20, 20252
PC36857INSOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
PC36857TNSOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
PC36857INSHELTON TRUCKING LLCApr 30, 2024Apr 30, 20241
PC36857INP&S TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026