Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14840821515001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMay 16, 2025
US
Last seenJul 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 14 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
13N14840821515001
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
14840

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
515001

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 4 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
2002

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 16, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026CAI · Full3ENGELL TRUCKING LLC 43359614UE227/CA
Jun 23, 2026USI · Full2ENGELL TRUCKING LLC 43359614UE2272/CA
Jun 18, 2026CAI · Full4ENGELL TRUCKING LLC 43359614UE2272/CA
May 27, 2026USIII · Driver-only0DLR INTERSERVICE CORPORATION 25914754UE2272/CA
Apr 9, 2026CAII · Walk-around2DLR INTERSERVICE CORPORATION 25914754UE2272/CA
Mar 10, 2026USI · Full2DLR INTERSERVICE CORPORATION 25914754UE2272/CA
Jan 22, 2026USI · Full2ALFREDO ORTEGA 34257734UE2272/CA
Jun 10, 2025USI · Full4OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UE2272/CA
May 16, 2025USI · Full6OOSFLASH FREIGHT LLC 40853104UE2272/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENGELL TRUCKING LLC4335961Jun 18, 2026Jul 20, 20263CA
DLR INTERSERVICE CORPORATION2591475Mar 10, 2026May 27, 20263CA
ALFREDO ORTEGA3425773Jan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261CA
FLASH FREIGHT LLC4085310May 16, 2025Jun 10, 20252CA
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.
4UE227CA2ENGELL TRUCKING LLCJul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261
4UE2272CA2ENGELL TRUCKING LLCJun 18, 2026Jun 23, 20262
4UE2272CADLR INTERSERVICE CORPORATIONMar 10, 2026May 27, 20263
4UE2272CAALFREDO ORTEGAJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
4UE2272CAFLASH FREIGHT LLCMay 16, 2025Jun 10, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026