Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148301T1570117 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 18
First seenOct 19, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148301T1570117
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2026
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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
570117

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
2026

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
Feb 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
Sep 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSBC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
Sep 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around3BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
Jul 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSBC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828256B635/TX
Apr 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Apr 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Jan 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSBC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Jun 17, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Jun 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around3BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
May 16, 2024TXI · Full1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
May 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSBC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Feb 7, 2024TXI · Full2BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Nov 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
Oct 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around1BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 1870828101B657/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC1870828Oct 19, 2023Mar 19, 202618TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
256B635TXBC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INCMay 20, 2025Mar 19, 20267
101B657TXBC EXPRESS TRANSPORT INCOct 19, 2023Apr 22, 202511
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026