Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204J1524585 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenApr 18, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148204J1524585
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
524585

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 18, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026CAI · Full0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Mar 9, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSJB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Mar 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSJB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Dec 2, 2025CAI · Full1JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Oct 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Apr 28, 2025CAI · Full0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Apr 22, 2025CAI · Full1JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034RJ2970/CA
Mar 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1IMPERIAL BUILDING MATERIALS & LOGISTICS INC 31681124RJ2970/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSIMPERIAL BUILDING MATERIALS & LOGISTICS INC 31681124RJ2970/CA
Jun 25, 2024CAI · Full7WHITE LION LLC 40443894RJ2970/CA
Apr 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0WHITE LION LLC 40443894RJ2970/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC3312203Apr 22, 2025Apr 30, 20267CA
IMPERIAL BUILDING MATERIALS & LOGISTICS INC3168112Jan 14, 2025Mar 31, 20252CA
WHITE LION LLC4044389Apr 18, 2024Jun 25, 20242CA
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.
4RJ2970CAJB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INCApr 22, 2025Apr 30, 20267
4RJ2970CAIMPERIAL BUILDING MATERIALS & LOGISTICS INCJan 14, 2025Mar 31, 20252
4RJ2970CAWHITE LION LLCApr 18, 2024Jun 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026