Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204J1523937 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 11
First seenJun 22, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
13N148204J1523937
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
523937

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
2018

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around18OOSOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Apr 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around21OOSOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Apr 6, 2026LAII · Walk-around5OOSCHASE THE BAG 2 LLC 4159738J980120/LA
Mar 6, 2026LAII · Walk-around7OOSOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Sep 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Aug 29, 2025LAII · Walk-around2OLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
May 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around12OOSOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Jun 4, 2024LAII · Walk-around4OLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
May 23, 2024LAII · Walk-around3OLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
Jun 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC 2936774J980120/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLC2936774Jun 22, 2023Apr 30, 202610LA
CHASE THE BAG 2 LLC4159738Apr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261LA
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.
J980120LAOLE RELIABLE TRUCKING LLCJun 22, 2023Apr 30, 202610
J980120LACHASE THE BAG 2 LLCApr 6, 2026Apr 6, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026