Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1991 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830XM1552488 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 22, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 5, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 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
13N14830XM1552488
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1991
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
552488

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
1991

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 · Jul 22, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0PB II LOGISTICS LLC 4096553J285017/LA
Nov 4, 2025TXI · Full8PB II LOGISTICS LLC 4096553J28017/LA
Nov 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around0REAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC 3566182179B431/TX
Nov 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around0REAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC 3566182179B431/TX
Aug 1, 2024LAI · Full4OOSREAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC 3566182179B431/TX
Feb 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSREAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC 3566182179B431/TX
Dec 7, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1REAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC 3566182179B431/TX
Jul 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around4REAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC 3566182179B431/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PB II LOGISTICS LLC4096553Nov 4, 2025Aug 5, 20262LA
REAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLC3566182Jul 22, 2023Nov 27, 20246TX
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.
J285017LA2PB II LOGISTICS LLCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
J28017LAPB II LOGISTICS LLCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
179B431TXREAL SPIFFY TRUCKING LLCJul 22, 2023Nov 27, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026