Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830131517496 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 20, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
13N14830131517496
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
517496

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 · 1,781 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,781 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
2003

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 20, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TNI · Full5OOSLUIS ALONSO HERNANDEZ 3771339XBM297/GA
May 19, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN STEEL LOGISTICS LLC 2262803XBM297/GA
Oct 21, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN STEEL LOGISTICS LLC 2262803XBM297/GA
Jul 25, 2024SCI · Full5SOUTHERN STEEL LOGISTICS LLC 2262803XBM297/GA
Sep 20, 2023TNII · Walk-around3OOSSOUTHERN STEEL LOGISTICS LLC 2262803XBM297/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS ALONSO HERNANDEZ3771339Jun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261SC
SOUTHERN STEEL LOGISTICS LLC2262803Sep 20, 2023May 19, 20264GA
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.
XBM297GA2LUIS ALONSO HERNANDEZJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
XBM297GASOUTHERN STEEL LOGISTICS LLCSep 20, 2023May 19, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026