Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209D1563404 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenApr 9, 2024
WI
Last seenJun 23, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148209D1563404
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
563404

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
2013

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 9, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1IB-EXPRESS INC 3876816PT944W9/PA
Feb 4, 2026IDIII · Driver-only1GROAD INC 3939104PT944W9/IL
Apr 3, 2025INIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287604460ST/IL
Apr 9, 2024WIII · Walk-around0PREMIUM TRUCKING SERVICES INC 3608138604460ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IB-EXPRESS INC3876816Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261IL
GROAD INC3939104Feb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261IL
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251IL
PREMIUM TRUCKING SERVICES INC3608138Apr 9, 2024Apr 9, 20241IL
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.
PT944W9PA2IB-EXPRESS INCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
PT944W9ILGROAD INCFeb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261
604460STILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
604460STILPREMIUM TRUCKING SERVICES INCApr 9, 2024Apr 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026