Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153205L1542919 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 6, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 10, 2025
CO
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
13N153205L1542919
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
542919

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Apr 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2025COII · Walk-around6OOSFIRST WEIGH TRANSPORT LLC 3468437435719Z/MC
Oct 2, 2024COII · Walk-around6OOSWHITEWATER TRANSPORT LLC 309164043519Z/ME
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TRANSCARGA Y GANADO MORENO S A DE C V 558785435719Z/ME
Feb 6, 2024TXI · Full0AUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CV 3346939435719Z/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST WEIGH TRANSPORT LLC3468437Apr 10, 2025Apr 10, 20251MS
WHITEWATER TRANSPORT LLC3091640Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241TX
TRANSCARGA Y GANADO MORENO S A DE C V558785Sep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241CH
AUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CV3346939Feb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241CH
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.
435719ZMCFIRST WEIGH TRANSPORT LLCApr 10, 2025Apr 10, 20251
43519ZMEWHITEWATER TRANSPORT LLCOct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241
435719ZMETRANSCARGA Y GANADO MORENO S A DE C VSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
435719ZMEAUTOLINEAS PERZA SA DE CVFeb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026