Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

13N14830551528746

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 11, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 7, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
528746

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 11, 2023 – Nov 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC 1510668039C971/TX
Sep 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around4KSE TRUCKING LLC 3236898039C971/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC1510668Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251TX
KSE TRUCKING LLC3236898Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231TX
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.
039C971TXTRI-COAST CARRIERS LLCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
039C971TXKSE TRUCKING LLCSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC