Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830671541945 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 20, 2023
SC
Last seenDec 5, 2024
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
13N14830671541945
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
541945

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
2007

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 20, 2023 – Dec 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2024MIII · Walk-around2OOSTOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INC 3330239858910ST/IL
Nov 26, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0TOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INC 3330239858910ST/IL
Feb 23, 2024MII · Full9OOSTOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INC 3330239858910ST/IL
Feb 21, 2024MIII · Walk-around1TOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INC 3330239858910ST/IL
Dec 6, 2023MIII · Walk-around1TOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INC 3330239858910ST/IL
Jun 20, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1DREW TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 1064226726477ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INC3330239Dec 6, 2023Dec 5, 20245IL
DREW TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC1064226Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231IL
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.
858910STILTOUGH NATIVE STEEL TRANSPORT INCDec 6, 2023Dec 5, 20245
726477STILDREW TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026