Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148202K1532847 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 4, 2023
AR
Last seenSep 16, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
13N148202K1532847
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
532847

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
2019

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 · Oct 4, 2023 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0BOGAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3597722A146468/AL
Dec 24, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317U852442/TN
Oct 11, 2024COI · Full2TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317U852442/TN
Oct 7, 2024NCII · Walk-around0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317U852442/TN
Apr 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317U852442/TN
Oct 22, 2023COIII · Driver-only0BOGAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 3597722U852442/TN
Oct 4, 2023ARII · Walk-around1TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317U852442/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOGAN TRANSPORTATION LLC3597722Oct 22, 2023Sep 16, 20252AL
TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC159317Oct 4, 2023Dec 24, 20245TN
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.
A146468ALBOGAN TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
U852442TNTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLCOct 4, 2023Dec 24, 20245
U852442TNBOGAN TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026