Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830411596336 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenSep 27, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 11, 2024
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
13N14830411596336
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
596336

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
2001

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 27, 2023 – Oct 11, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 11, 2024COIII · Driver-only2OOSRP TRUCKING INC 22663213HA5GF/AZ
Mar 15, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0RP TRUCKING INC 22663213HA5GF/AZ
Oct 23, 2023USI · Full16OOSPENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817303HA5GF/AZ
Sep 27, 2023NMIII · Driver-only2OOSRP TRUCKING INC 22663213HA5GF/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RP TRUCKING INC2266321Sep 27, 2023Oct 11, 20243AZ
PENA LOGISTICS LLC3881730Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231AZ
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.
3HA5GFAZRP TRUCKING INCSep 27, 2023Oct 11, 20243
3HA5GFAZPENA LOGISTICS LLCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026