Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203K1535840 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 17, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N148203K1535840
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
535840

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 · Sep 17, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALI BROTHERS LLC 3857619262B056/TX
Jun 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALI BROTHERS LLC 3857619262B056/TX
Dec 16, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693262B052/TX
Dec 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547122569642/ME
Sep 17, 2024WAII · Walk-around1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547122569642/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALI BROTHERS LLC3857619Jun 9, 2026Jun 12, 20262TX
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Dec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251GA
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Sep 17, 2024Dec 12, 20242KY
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.
262B056TX2ALI BROTHERS LLCJun 9, 2026Jun 12, 20262
262B052TXBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
2569642MEMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCSep 17, 2024Dec 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026