Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209G1517978 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 9, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
13N148209G1517978
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
517978

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026KSII · Walk-around1EB INFINITY INC 3018841178B498/TX
Jun 9, 2026KSII · Walk-around1EB INFINITY INC 3018841178B498/TX
Mar 24, 2026MOI · Full6OOSEB INFINITY INC 3018841178B498/IL
Dec 9, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC 639602178B498/TX
Nov 20, 2025KSII · Walk-around9SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC 639602178B498/TX
Jun 11, 2025MOI · Full1SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC 639602178B498/TX
Apr 22, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC 639602178B498/TX
Apr 15, 2025MOII · Walk-around2SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC 639602178B498/TX
Aug 22, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC 639602178B498/TX
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693178B498/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EB INFINITY INC3018841Mar 24, 2026Jun 9, 20263IL
SHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INC639602Aug 22, 2024Dec 9, 20256MO
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231GA
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.
178B498TX2EB INFINITY INCJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20262
178B498ILEB INFINITY INCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
178B498TXSHOW ME TRUCKING & FREIGHT INCAug 22, 2024Dec 9, 20256
178B498TXBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026