Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204F1567699 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenAug 9, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
13N148204F1567699
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
567699

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
2015

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 9, 2023 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSMTZ92 EXPRESS LLC 4302957251C240/TX
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSMTZ92 EXPRESS LLC 4302957251C240/TX
Feb 21, 2024TXI · Full2BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC 2840488160B265/TX
Jan 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC 2840488160B265/TX
Dec 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around3BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC 2840488160B265/TX
Nov 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around0BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC 2840488160B265/TX
Oct 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSBUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC 2840488160B265/TX
Aug 9, 2023TXIV · Special2BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC 2840488160B265/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTZ92 EXPRESS LLC4302957Nov 14, 2025Apr 11, 20262TX
BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC2840488Aug 9, 2023Feb 21, 20246TX
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.
251C240TXMTZ92 EXPRESS LLCNov 14, 2025Apr 11, 20262
160B265TXBUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLCAug 9, 2023Feb 21, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026