Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C1T1569545 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenJan 24, 2024
CO
Last seenSep 22, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
13N1482C1T1569545
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1996
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
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
569545

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 · 808 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 808 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
1996

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 · Jan 24, 2024 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around14OOSGOOD SERVICE TRANSPORTATION INC 3257277T134681/TN
Nov 25, 2024TXI · Full20OOSGOOD SERVICE TRANSPORTATION INC 3257277T134681/TN
Mar 19, 2024COII · Walk-around17OOSGOOD SERVICE TRANSPORTATION INC 3257277T134681/TN
Jan 24, 2024COIII · Driver-only3OOSCAPITAL CITY TRANSPORT LLC 2531177T134681/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOOD SERVICE TRANSPORTATION INC3257277Mar 19, 2024Sep 22, 20253TN
CAPITAL CITY TRANSPORT LLC2531177Jan 24, 2024Jan 24, 20241TN
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.
T134681TNGOOD SERVICE TRANSPORTATION INCMar 19, 2024Sep 22, 20253
T134681TNCAPITAL CITY TRANSPORT LLCJan 24, 2024Jan 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026