Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203N1550424 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
38 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 18, 2023
NC
Last seenSep 15, 2026
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 38 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
13N148203N1550424
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Nov 1, 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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
550424

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
2022

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 18, 2023 – Sep 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0—BOSTAN EXPRESS INC 3039860981842ST/IL
Sep 29, 2025OHI · Full1—PANKASTER INCORPORATED 3754882981842ST/IL
Mar 28, 2025WYI · Full0—ULA TRANS INC 3233729981842S/T/IL
Mar 17, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0—ULA TRANS INC 3233729981842ST/IL
Aug 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around0—ULA TRANS INC 3233729981842ST/IL
Aug 29, 2023TNI · Full2OOSNOVA LINES INC 2559423860376ST/IL
Jul 18, 2023NCII · Walk-around1OOSNOVA LINES INC 2559423860376ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOSTAN EXPRESS INC3039860Sep 15, 2026Sep 15, 20261IL
PANKASTER INCORPORATED3754882Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251IL
ULA TRANS INC3233729Aug 16, 2024Mar 28, 20253IL
NOVA LINES INC2559423Jul 18, 2023Aug 29, 20232IL
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.
981842STIL2BOSTAN EXPRESS INCSep 15, 2026 → Sep 15, 20261
981842STIL—PANKASTER INCORPORATEDSep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 20251
981842S/TIL—ULA TRANS INCMar 28, 2025 → Mar 28, 20251
981842STIL—ULA TRANS INCAug 16, 2024 → Mar 17, 20252
860376STIL—NOVA LINES INCJul 18, 2023 → Aug 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026