Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C961530528 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 31, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C961530528
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2006
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
530528

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
2006

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NCII · Walk-around0JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP 395975AH47759/NC
Nov 4, 2025SCII · Walk-around4OOSC I B TRUCKING CORP 3553273AH47759/NC
Oct 31, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0C I B TRUCKING CORP 3553273AH47759/NC
May 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1C I B TRUCKING CORP 3553273AH47759/NC
Nov 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP 395975AH47759/NC
Jul 8, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP 395975AH47759/NC
Jun 12, 2024NCII · Walk-around2JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP 395975AH47759/NC
Jan 4, 2024NCII · Walk-around3RAMIREZ B TRUCKING LLC 4043980AH47759/NC
Aug 31, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP 395975AH47759/NC
Aug 31, 2023NCI · Full1JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP 395975AH47759/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP395975Aug 31, 2023Apr 27, 20266TN
C I B TRUCKING CORP3553273May 21, 2025Nov 4, 20253NC
RAMIREZ B TRUCKING LLC4043980Jan 4, 2024Jan 4, 20241NC
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.
AH47759NCJMS RUSSEL METALS CORPAug 31, 2023Apr 27, 20266
AH47759NCC I B TRUCKING CORPMay 21, 2025Nov 4, 20253
AH47759NCRAMIREZ B TRUCKING LLCJan 4, 2024Jan 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026