Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830711597450 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14830711597450
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
597450

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around1—ARA TRANSIT LLC 380872881P859N/TX
Jun 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0—ARA TRANSIT LLC 380872891W368W/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around4—ARA TRANSIT LLC 3808728169B133/TX
Oct 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around3—G & K TRUCKING LLC 4379538AZ9634/OK
Oct 22, 2023NEIII · Driver-only5—RANDY ROJAS TRANSPORT LLC 3926914AZ9634/OK
Aug 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around7—PLACIDO CESAR PEREZ 3523949AZ9634/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARA TRANSIT LLC3808728Mar 30, 2026Jul 17, 20263TX
G & K TRUCKING LLC4379538Oct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251TX
RANDY ROJAS TRANSPORT LLC3926914Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231TX
PLACIDO CESAR PEREZ3523949Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231TX
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.
81P859NTX2ARA TRANSIT LLCJul 17, 2026 → Jul 17, 20261
91W368WTX2ARA TRANSIT LLCJun 23, 2026 → Jun 23, 20261
169B133TX—ARA TRANSIT LLCMar 30, 2026 → Mar 30, 20261
AZ9634OK—G & K TRUCKING LLCOct 29, 2025 → Oct 29, 20251
AZ9634OK—RANDY ROJAS TRANSPORT LLCOct 22, 2023 → Oct 22, 20231
AZ9634OK—PLACIDO CESAR PEREZAug 21, 2023 → Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026