Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148301Y5992226 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 30, 2023
KS
Last seenSep 4, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
13N148301Y5992226
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
992226

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
2000

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Sep 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TEX-Q EXPRESS INC 2642590040B190/TX
Mar 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSTEX-Q EXPRESS INC 2642590092C161/TX
Nov 17, 2024MTII · Walk-around1KA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLC 3079899092C161/TX
May 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSKA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLC 3079899092C161/TX
Apr 27, 2024ILII · Walk-around0KA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLC 3079899092C161/TX
Mar 27, 2024COIII · Driver-only2KA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLC 3079899092C161/TX
Jun 30, 2023KSII · Walk-around0KA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLC 3079899092C161/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEX-Q EXPRESS INC2642590Mar 25, 2025Sep 4, 20252TX
KA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLC3079899Jun 30, 2023Nov 17, 20245TX
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.
040B190TXTEX-Q EXPRESS INCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
092C161TXTEX-Q EXPRESS INCMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
092C161TXKA AND K TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 30, 2023Nov 17, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026