Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203P1551785 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
OK
Last seenJul 14, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
13N148203P1551785
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
551785

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
1993

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 21, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026KYI · Full1OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615685457T/TN
Jul 14, 2026KYI · Full1OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615685457T/TN
Oct 15, 2025OHI · Full3OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615685457T/TN
Jul 24, 2024NYII · Walk-around10PPS LOGISTICS CORP 37508562923508/ME
Aug 28, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0S&A LOGISTICS LLC 37483912923508/ME
Aug 21, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1S&A LOGISTICS LLC 37483912923508/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC253615Oct 15, 2025Jul 14, 20263TN
PPS LOGISTICS CORP3750856Jul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241PA
S&A LOGISTICS LLC3748391Aug 21, 2023Aug 28, 20232KS
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.
685457TTN2EMPIRE EXPRESS INCOct 15, 2025Jul 14, 20263
2923508MEPPS LOGISTICS CORPJul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241
2923508MES&A LOGISTICS LLCAug 21, 2023Aug 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026