Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148205M1546292 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 23, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 23, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 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
13N148205M1546292
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
546292

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
2021

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 23, 2023 – Mar 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around2S & O TRANSPORT LLC 2396410199B609/TX
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ 2562659199B609/TX
Apr 23, 2024USII · Walk-around1ROWDY TRANSPORT LLC 2841969199B609/TX
Dec 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ROWDY TRANSPORT LLC 2841969199B609/TX
Jun 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSROWDY TRANSPORT LLC 2841969199B609/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S & O TRANSPORT LLC2396410Mar 23, 2025Mar 23, 20251TX
RAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ2562659Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241CH
ROWDY TRANSPORT LLC2841969Jun 23, 2023Apr 23, 20243TX
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.
199B609TXS & O TRANSPORT LLCMar 23, 2025Mar 23, 20251
199B609TXRAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
199B609TXROWDY TRANSPORT LLCJun 23, 2023Apr 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026