Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148307Y5991131 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
37 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 21, 2026
SC
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 37 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
13N148307Y5991131
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
991131

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
2000

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 13, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0MERCURY RISE INC 4484700QB73UB/FL
Jan 28, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0KEYSTONE MOTION CORP 4502751QB73UB/FL
Aug 4, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN CAR HAULING INC 3438600QA39ZX/FL
Mar 7, 2024FLII · Walk-around3OOSSKYLORD LLC 3404802QA39ZX/FL
Jun 13, 2023SCII · Walk-around5OOSSBS CARRIERS INC 3218650QA00IE/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCURY RISE INC4484700Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261UT
KEYSTONE MOTION CORP4502751Jan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261TN
AMERICAN CAR HAULING INC3438600Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251IN
SKYLORD LLC3404802Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241CO
SBS CARRIERS INC3218650Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231AZ
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.
QB73UBFL2MERCURY RISE INCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
QB73UBFLKEYSTONE MOTION CORPJan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261
QA39ZXFLAMERICAN CAR HAULING INCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
QA39ZXFLSKYLORD LLCMar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241
QA00IEFLSBS CARRIERS INCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026