Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153201L1541735 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 6, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 21, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
13N153201L1541735
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
541735

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 · 1,231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,231 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
2020

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Oct 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0UNICORN EXPRESS LLC 1814635434095Z/ME
Jan 21, 2025COIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC 3306210434095Z/ME
Nov 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CV 3346939434095Z/ME
Dec 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around2AUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CV 3346939434095Z/ME
Sep 6, 2023TXI · Full4FISHER BROTHERS TRUCKING INC 1054682434095Z/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNICORN EXPRESS LLC1814635Oct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251TX
SOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLC3306210Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251TN
AUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CV3346939Dec 22, 2023Nov 8, 20242CH
FISHER BROTHERS TRUCKING INC1054682Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231CA
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.
434095ZMEUNICORN EXPRESS LLCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
434095ZMESOUTHERN SPECIALTY FREIGHT LLCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
434095ZMEAUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CVDec 22, 2023Nov 8, 20242
434095ZMEFISHER BROTHERS TRUCKING INCSep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026