Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148202L1538973 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 20
First seenJul 12, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
13N148202L1538973
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
538973

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
2020

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around5OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Mar 2, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Feb 9, 2026NVIII · Driver-only3E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Nov 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Oct 20, 2025AZII · Walk-around2E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Sep 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around1E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Sep 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Sep 17, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAI · Full1E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full5E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Apr 10, 2025CAI · Full4OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Feb 24, 2025CAI · Full1E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MIGUEL ANGEL ROMAN ORNELAS 18563784SY8405/CA
Nov 20, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Jul 9, 2024CAI · Full1E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Feb 9, 2024CAI · Full0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Feb 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Feb 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Dec 19, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
Jul 12, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184SY8405/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & R TRANSPORTATION INC2064518Jul 12, 2023Jul 13, 202619CA
MIGUEL ANGEL ROMAN ORNELAS1856378Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251CA
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.
4SY8405CA2E & R TRANSPORTATION INCJul 12, 2023Jul 13, 202619
4SY8405CAMIGUEL ANGEL ROMAN ORNELASJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026