Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148207F1571858 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 27, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
13N148207F1571858
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
571858

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
2015

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSDEREK LOGISTICS CORP 4076998278C058/TX
Jan 11, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Dec 9, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Oct 24, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
May 8, 2025TXI · Full0MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Apr 25, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSMCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Mar 6, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Sep 12, 2024KSII · Walk-around4OOSMCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Feb 20, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2OOSMCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
Sep 27, 2023ARI · Full3MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC 391384PT160102/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEREK LOGISTICS CORP4076998Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261TX
MCSHEER TRUCKIN LLC391384Sep 27, 2023Jan 11, 20269AR
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.
278C058TX2DEREK LOGISTICS CORPJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
PT160102ARMCSHEER TRUCKIN LLCSep 27, 2023Jan 11, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026