Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14820X91550460 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 30, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 10, 2026
KS
Inspected under 4 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
13N14820X91550460
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
550460

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
2009

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 30, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026KSIII · Driver-only2ROAD CHAMPION TRANSPORT CORP 4279365277B668/TX
Jul 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SDA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4288544277B668/TX
Jul 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ROAD CHAMPION TRANSPORT CORP 4279365277B668/TX
Oct 24, 2024COIII · Driver-only4RED STAR CARRIERS INC 2724146232B455/TX
Oct 9, 2024COIII · Driver-only8OOSRED STAR CARRIERS INC 2724146232B455/TX
Jun 13, 2024UTI · Full5OOSRED STAR CARRIERS INC 2724146245C585/TX
Apr 23, 2024COII · Walk-around4RED STAR CARRIERS INC 2724146245C585/TX
Jul 30, 2023COIII · Driver-only0EVEREST TRANSPORT LLC 3413078232B455/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD CHAMPION TRANSPORT CORP4279365Jul 2, 2026Jul 10, 20262FL
SDA TRANSPORTATION LLC4288544Jul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261TX
RED STAR CARRIERS INC2724146Apr 23, 2024Oct 24, 20244TX
EVEREST TRANSPORT LLC3413078Jul 30, 2023Jul 30, 20231TX
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.
277B668TX2ROAD CHAMPION TRANSPORT CORPJul 2, 2026Jul 10, 20262
277B668TX2SDA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261
232B455TXRED STAR CARRIERS INCOct 9, 2024Oct 24, 20242
245C585TXRED STAR CARRIERS INCApr 23, 2024Jun 13, 20242
232B455TXEVEREST TRANSPORT LLCJul 30, 2023Jul 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026