Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148202P1553527 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 30, 2023
OK
Last seenSep 8, 2025
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
13N148202P1553527
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
553527

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.

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Sep 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2025COIII · Driver-only0—CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC 9926295504T/TN
Sep 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC 9926295504T/TN
Oct 27, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2—PROLOGIS INC 3431044295504T/TN
Jun 30, 2023OKI · Full2—UNITED CARGO HAULERS INC 2589629295504T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC9926Sep 4, 2025Sep 8, 20252GA
PROLOGIS INC3431044Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231IL
UNITED CARGO HAULERS INC2589629Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 20231IL
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.
295504TTN—CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS LLCSep 4, 2025 → Sep 8, 20252
295504TTN2PROLOGIS INCOct 27, 2023 → Oct 27, 20231
295504TTN—UNITED CARGO HAULERS INCJun 30, 2023 → Jun 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026