Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203D1559994 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenAug 24, 2023
VA
Last seenSep 18, 2025
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
13N148203D1559994
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2013
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
559994

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
2013

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 24, 2023 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0MCKENZIE LOGISTICS LLC 24895795268836/ME
Aug 23, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0F E HIOTT TRUCKING LLC 21548355268836/ME
Jun 7, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3OOSF E HIOTT TRUCKING LLC 21548355268836/ME
Apr 26, 2024MSI · Full4OOSF E HIOTT TRUCKING LLC 21548355268836/ME
Mar 21, 2024KYII · Walk-around11OOSF E HIOTT TRUCKING LLC 21548355268836/ME
Aug 24, 2023VAI · Full11OOSA M TRUCKING INC 15923545268836/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCKENZIE LOGISTICS LLC2489579Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251SC
F E HIOTT TRUCKING LLC2154835Mar 21, 2024Aug 23, 20244SC
A M TRUCKING INC1592354Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231TN
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.
5268836MEMCKENZIE LOGISTICS LLCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
5268836MEF E HIOTT TRUCKING LLCMar 21, 2024Aug 23, 20244
5268836MEA M TRUCKING INCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026