Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148206G1514567 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 5, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 1, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
13N148206G1514567
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
514567

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
2016

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 · Jul 5, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSVALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 4463939089C652/TX
Apr 22, 2026LAII · Walk-around0VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC 4463939089C652/TX
Feb 12, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 3372019089C652/TX
Oct 27, 2025MOII · Walk-around1BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 3372019089C652/TX
Jul 25, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 3372019089C652/TX
Jul 9, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 3372019089C652/TX
Jul 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around13OOSBULLTEX TRUCKING LLC 3372019089C652/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALLEY TRANSPORT LLC4463939Apr 22, 2026Jun 1, 20262TX
BULLTEX TRUCKING LLC3372019Jul 5, 2025Feb 12, 20265TX
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.
089C652TXVALLEY TRANSPORT LLCApr 22, 2026Jun 1, 20262
089C652TXBULLTEX TRUCKING LLCJul 5, 2025Feb 12, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026