Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830461535060 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 3, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
13N14830461535060
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
535060

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
2006

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around13OOSKEYSTONE MOTION CORP 4502751218C884/TX
Apr 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around1TEX-Q EXPRESS INC 2642590218C884/TX
Oct 1, 2024GAII · Walk-around7OOSEL CARLY TRUCKING LLC 3637321218C884/TX
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around3RAFAEL NORLE EXPRESS LLC 3922972218C884/TX
Sep 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around2RAFAEL NORLE EXPRESS LLC 3922972218C884/TX
Aug 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around0RAFAEL NORLE EXPRESS LLC 3922972218C884/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEYSTONE MOTION CORP4502751Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261TN
TEX-Q EXPRESS INC2642590Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251TX
EL CARLY TRUCKING LLC3637321Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241FL
RAFAEL NORLE EXPRESS LLC3922972Aug 3, 2023Oct 24, 20233TX
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.
218C884TXKEYSTONE MOTION CORPMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
218C884TXTEX-Q EXPRESS INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
218C884TXEL CARLY TRUCKING LLCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
218C884TXRAFAEL NORLE EXPRESS LLCAug 3, 2023Oct 24, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026