Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148207H1518953 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 21, 2023
NY
Last seenOct 1, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
13N148207H1518953
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
518953

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
2017

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 21, 2023 – Oct 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 1, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0SMART TRANS LOGISTICS INC 2424011589803/IL
Sep 25, 2025OHI · Full4SMART TRANS LOGISTICS INC 2424011589803ST/IL
Dec 10, 2024KYIII · Driver-only3TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3623376589803ST/IL
Aug 21, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3623376589803ST/ME
Jul 8, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 3623376589803ST/IL
Sep 21, 2023NYII · Walk-around2SMART TRANS LOGISTICS INC 2424011589803ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART TRANS LOGISTICS INC2424011Sep 21, 2023Oct 1, 20253IL
TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC3623376Jul 8, 2024Dec 10, 20243IL
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.
589803ILSMART TRANS LOGISTICS INCOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
589803STILSMART TRANS LOGISTICS INCSep 21, 2023Sep 25, 20252
589803STILTOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCJul 8, 2024Dec 10, 20242
589803STMETOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026