Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830851528563 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 15, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
13N14830851528563
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
528563

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 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around4FUENTES TRANSPORTATION LLC 35382005536880/ME
Oct 19, 2024SDII · Walk-around3OOSFUENTES TRANSPORTATION LLC 35382005442112/ME
Apr 30, 2024COIII · Driver-only0D & Y TRANSPORT LLC 4081839205C650/TX
Jan 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around5D & Y TRANSPORT LLC 4081839205C650/TX
Jun 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSDANYER TRUCK LLC 3446912205C650/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUENTES TRANSPORTATION LLC3538200Oct 19, 2024Feb 3, 20262TX
D & Y TRANSPORT LLC4081839Jan 4, 2024Apr 30, 20242TX
DANYER TRUCK LLC3446912Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 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.
5536880MEFUENTES TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
5442112MEFUENTES TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 19, 2024Oct 19, 20241
205C650TXD & Y TRANSPORT LLCJan 4, 2024Apr 30, 20242
205C650TXDANYER TRUCK LLCJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026