Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153203R1564457 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenFeb 13, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 5, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
13N153203R1564457
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
564457

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
1994

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0J&S TRUCKIN LLC 1583191379439T/TN
May 4, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0J&S TRUCKIN LLC 1583191379439T/TN
Apr 30, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0J&S TRUCKIN LLC 1583191379439T/TN
Jul 24, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0J&S TRUCKIN LLC 1583191379439T/TN
Jul 22, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0J&S TRUCKIN LLC 1583191379439T/TN
Dec 3, 2024MTI · Full0AG EXPEDITED INC 2309327379439T/TN
Apr 9, 2024PAII · Walk-around3OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655379439T/TN
Feb 13, 2024CAI · Full0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655379439T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&S TRUCKIN LLC1583191Jul 22, 2025May 5, 20265AL
AG EXPEDITED INC2309327Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241IL
HTS LOGISTICS INC3252655Feb 13, 2024Apr 9, 20242IL
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.
379439TTNJ&S TRUCKIN LLCJul 22, 2025May 5, 20265
379439TTNAG EXPEDITED INCDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
379439TTNHTS LOGISTICS INCFeb 13, 2024Apr 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026