Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148205P1561394 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenDec 20, 2024
PA
Last seenAug 4, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
13N148205P1561394
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
561394

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
1993

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 · Dec 20, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
Jun 5, 2026MIIII · Driver-only3JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
May 12, 2026WAI · Full8OOSJCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
May 11, 2026MTI · Full3JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
Mar 25, 2026IDIII · Driver-only0JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
Dec 30, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/MI
Oct 14, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
Aug 12, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1JCD TRANSPORT LLC 25166314VH4914/CA
Dec 20, 2024PAIII · Driver-only4OOSBIG RED TRANSPORT LLC 36560694VH4914/CA
Dec 20, 2024PAIII · Driver-only4OOSBIG RED TRANSPORT LLC 36560694VH4914/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JCD TRANSPORT LLC2516631Aug 12, 2025Aug 4, 20268MI
BIG RED TRANSPORT LLC3656069Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20242PA
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.
4VH4914CA2JCD TRANSPORT LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 4, 20267
4VH4914MIJCD TRANSPORT LLCDec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251
4VH4914CABIG RED TRANSPORT LLCDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026