Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148309Y1589604 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenApr 9, 2024
NE
Last seenOct 5, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
13N148309Y1589604
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
589604

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 · Apr 9, 2024 – Oct 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 5, 2026IAII · Walk-around2—ROY'S AUTO, LLC 852962136X2848/NE
Feb 10, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0—ROYS AUTO 81021336X2848/NE
Oct 28, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0—ROYS AUTO 81021336X2848/NE
Apr 9, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1—ROYS AUTO 81021336X2848/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROY'S AUTO, LLC8529621Oct 5, 2026Oct 5, 20261NE
ROYS AUTO810213Apr 9, 2024Feb 10, 20253NE
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
36X2848NE2ROY'S AUTO, LLCOct 5, 2026 → Oct 5, 20261
36X2848NE—ROYS AUTOApr 9, 2024 → Feb 10, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026