Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830341523477 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 5, 2023
PA
Last seenNov 6, 2025
MA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
13N14830341523477
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
523477

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.

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 5, 2023 – Nov 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2025MAIII · Driver-only14—UNIBRAZ LOGISTIC LLC 24224005096343/ME
Nov 7, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSFLATBED LOGISTICS LLC 25509695096343/ME
Aug 6, 2024NYII · Walk-around6—TRUCK LOAD TRANSPORT LLC 25510745096343/ME
Sep 5, 2023PAII · Walk-around16OOSTRUCK LOAD TRANSPORT LLC 25510745096343/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIBRAZ LOGISTIC LLC2422400Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251MD
FLATBED LOGISTICS LLC2550969Nov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241MD
TRUCK LOAD TRANSPORT LLC2551074Sep 5, 2023Aug 6, 20242MD
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.
5096343ME—UNIBRAZ LOGISTIC LLCNov 6, 2025 → Nov 6, 20251
5096343ME—FLATBED LOGISTICS LLCNov 7, 2024 → Nov 7, 20241
5096343ME—TRUCK LOAD TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2023 → Aug 6, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026