Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C4L1543375 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 15, 2024
KY
Last seenJul 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
13N1482C4L1543375
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
543375

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
2020

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 · Apr 15, 2024 – Jul 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TALON LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC 1433115437893Z/ME
May 21, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1MILLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 454021437893Z/UK
Apr 15, 2024KYI · Full1OOSMILLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 454021437893Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TALON LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC1433115Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251IN
MILLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC454021Apr 15, 2024May 21, 20242KY
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.
437893ZMETALON LOGISTICS SERVICES LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
437893ZUKMILLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
437893ZMEMILLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLCApr 15, 2024Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026