Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C381546596 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 17, 2024
IN
Last seenJul 8, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
13N1482C381546596
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
546596

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
2008

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 17, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026MIII · Walk-around4BLACK DOG TRUCKING INC 2162353SP480QRT/IN
Nov 17, 2025INII · Walk-around3OOSGREAT LAKES TRUCKING LLC 4401259PE71361/IN
Jul 17, 2024INII · Walk-around2OOSWILLIAM POWELL TRUCKING LLC 2114979PC39239/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK DOG TRUCKING INC2162353Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261MI
GREAT LAKES TRUCKING LLC4401259Nov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251IN
WILLIAM POWELL TRUCKING LLC2114979Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241IN
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.
SP480QRTIN2BLACK DOG TRUCKING INCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
PE71361INGREAT LAKES TRUCKING LLCNov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251
PC39239INWILLIAM POWELL TRUCKING LLCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026