Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

13N148205C1553712

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenNov 20, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 14, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
553712

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.

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 · Nov 20, 2024 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025USI · Full0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 229653323UN6M/MX
Nov 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1RUIZ ALANIS TRANSPORT LLC 296937723UN6M/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC2296533Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251TX
RUIZ ALANIS TRANSPORT LLC2969377Nov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241TX
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.
23UN6MMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
23UN6MMXRUIZ ALANIS TRANSPORT LLCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC