Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C2H1520586 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenFeb 27, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 3, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C2H1520586
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
520586

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 27, 2024 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026UTII · Walk-around4OOSBILLOR US TRANSPORT LLC 3749157U648502/TN
Feb 19, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1BILLOR US TRANSPORT LLC 3749157U648502/TN
Oct 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1BILLOR US TRANSPORT LLC 3749157U648502/TN
Jun 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJ MONEY CRUZ TRANSPORT LLC 3797029U648502/TN
Mar 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSJ MONEY CRUZ TRANSPORT LLC 3797029U648502/TN
Feb 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3J MONEY CRUZ TRANSPORT LLC 3797029U648502/TN
Feb 27, 2024TXIV · Special1MDCA LOGISTICS LLC 3672717U648502/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BILLOR US TRANSPORT LLC3749157Oct 6, 2025Mar 3, 20263NC
J MONEY CRUZ TRANSPORT LLC3797029Feb 18, 2025Jun 26, 20253TX
MDCA LOGISTICS LLC3672717Feb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241TX
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.
U648502TNBILLOR US TRANSPORT LLCOct 6, 2025Mar 3, 20263
U648502TNJ MONEY CRUZ TRANSPORT LLCFeb 18, 2025Jun 26, 20253
U648502TNMDCA LOGISTICS LLCFeb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026