Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830971542314 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 27, 2024
MO
Last seenMay 11, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
13N14830971542314
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
542314

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 · Aug 27, 2024 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026MOII · Walk-around0LONG'S RENTAL INC 609755987435ST/IL
Nov 17, 2025MOII · Walk-around1SINKS FAMILY TRUCKING INC 3665841987435ST/IL
Feb 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around3OOSTMJ TRUCKING INC 729116987435ST/IL
Aug 27, 2024MOI · Full0KEITH ALEXANDER 784505987435ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONG'S RENTAL INC609755May 11, 2026May 11, 20261IL
SINKS FAMILY TRUCKING INC3665841Nov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251IL
TMJ TRUCKING INC729116Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251IL
KEITH ALEXANDER784505Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241IL
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.
987435STILLONG'S RENTAL INCMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
987435STILSINKS FAMILY TRUCKING INCNov 17, 2025Nov 17, 20251
987435STILTMJ TRUCKING INCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
987435STILKEITH ALEXANDERAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026