Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C3X5989497 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenSep 30, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 25, 2026
US
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
13N1482C3X5989497
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1999
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
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
989497

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
1999

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 · Sep 30, 2023 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026USII · Walk-around2OOSRAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ 256265971UR9G/MX
Oct 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0JUAN ENRIQUE ORTEGA MARQUEZ 397310871UR9G/MX
Sep 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSLIBERTY CARGO SERVICES LLC 346142371UR9G/MX
Sep 12, 2024USII · Walk-around1RAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ 256265971UR9G/MX
Jul 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around1S & O TRANSPORT LLC 239641071UR9G/MX
Jul 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSRAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ 256265971UR9G/MX
Jul 2, 2024TXI · Full3OOSS & O TRANSPORT LLC 239641071UR9G/MX
Dec 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSS & O TRANSPORT LLC 239641051W249V/TX
Sep 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around2RAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ 256265988UC9F/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ2562659Sep 30, 2023May 25, 20264CH
JUAN ENRIQUE ORTEGA MARQUEZ3973108Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241CH
LIBERTY CARGO SERVICES LLC3461423Sep 28, 2024Sep 28, 20241TX
S & O TRANSPORT LLC2396410Dec 7, 2023Jul 24, 20243TX
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.
71UR9GMXRAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZJul 17, 2024May 25, 20263
71UR9GMXJUAN ENRIQUE ORTEGA MARQUEZOct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241
71UR9GMXLIBERTY CARGO SERVICES LLCSep 28, 2024Sep 28, 20241
71UR9GMXS & O TRANSPORT LLCJul 2, 2024Jul 24, 20242
51W249VTXS & O TRANSPORT LLCDec 7, 2023Dec 7, 20231
88UC9FMXRAUL ELISEO SANCHEZ GONZALEZSep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026