Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830XH1523157 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenOct 12, 2023
ME
Last seenApr 2, 2026
ME
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
13N14830XH1523157
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1987
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
523157

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
1987

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 · Oct 12, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026MEII · Walk-around0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
Dec 15, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0JARDINE TRANSPORT LTD 196818TPZ313/NB
Jun 24, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
May 21, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
Jan 20, 2025MEII · Walk-around0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
Dec 17, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
May 6, 2024MEI · Full0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
Oct 17, 2023MEII · Walk-around0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
Oct 12, 2023MEII · Walk-around0GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD 198739TPZ313/NB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTD198739Oct 12, 2023Apr 2, 20268NB
JARDINE TRANSPORT LTD196818Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251NB
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.
TPZ313NBGIL SOUCY TRUCKING LTDOct 12, 2023Apr 2, 20268
TPZ313NBJARDINE TRANSPORT LTDDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026