Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830751528957 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 15, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
13N14830751528957
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
528957

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
2005

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 15, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0RAMOS TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC 19525994LJ7376/CA
Dec 19, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSCRICKET TRANSPORT INC 43787854LJ7376/CA
Sep 1, 2025NVI · Full2CRICKET TRANSPORT INC 43787854LJ7376/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAI · Full4OOSGUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC 33061694LJ7376/CA
Oct 24, 2024CAI · Full0GUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC 33061694LJ7376/CA
May 16, 2024NVI · Full2GUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC 33061694LJ7376/CA
Jan 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1GUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC 33061694LJ7376/CA
Jun 30, 2023CAI · Full0GUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC 33061694LJ7376/CA
Jun 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around1GUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC 33061694LJ7376/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMOS TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLC1952599Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261CA
CRICKET TRANSPORT INC4378785Sep 1, 2025Dec 19, 20252CA
GUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLC3306169Jun 15, 2023Oct 24, 20246CA
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.
4LJ7376CARAMOS TRANSPORT EXPRESS LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
4LJ7376CACRICKET TRANSPORT INCSep 1, 2025Dec 19, 20252
4LJ7376CAGUTIERREZ TRANSPORT LLCJun 15, 2023Oct 24, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026