Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830151525245 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJan 11, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
13N14830151525245
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
525245

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
2005

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSJ&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187252B659/TX
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around7J&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187252B659/TX
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around7J&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187252B659/TX
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around3J&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187252B659/TX
Jun 24, 2025LAI · Full6J&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187252B659/TX
May 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSJ&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187252B659/TX
Jan 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3J&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187Y09912/TX
Jan 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around5J&Y EXPRESS LLC 3979187Y09912/TX
Jan 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSALEX TRUCKING BROTHER LLC 1856500Y09912/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&Y EXPRESS LLC3979187Jan 13, 2025Jul 8, 20268TX
ALEX TRUCKING BROTHER LLC1856500Jan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241TX
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.
252B659TX2J&Y EXPRESS LLCMay 2, 2025Jul 8, 20266
Y09912TXJ&Y EXPRESS LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 15, 20252
Y09912TXALEX TRUCKING BROTHER LLCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026