Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204R1569795 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 14, 2023
FL
Last seenAug 14, 2025
VA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
13N148204R1569795
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
569795

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
1994

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 · Nov 14, 2023 – Aug 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 1941086PC37139/IN
May 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSP&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 1243338PC37139/IN
May 8, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0MTB TRANSPORT LLC 2393384PC37139/IN
Dec 13, 2023MOIII · Driver-only1SHELTON TRUCKING LLC 2911927PC37139/IN
Nov 14, 2023FLIII · Driver-only1P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 1243338PC37139/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC1941086Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251AL
P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC1243338Nov 14, 2023May 22, 20242AL
MTB TRANSPORT LLC2393384May 8, 2024May 8, 20241AL
SHELTON TRUCKING LLC2911927Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231AL
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.
PC37139INBLAIR LOGISTICS LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
PC37139INP&S TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 14, 2023May 22, 20242
PC37139INMTB TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2024May 8, 20241
PC37139INSHELTON TRUCKING LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026