Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153205P1552520 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenAug 2, 2023
ID
Last seenAug 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
13N153205P1552520
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
552520

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
1993

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026CAI · Full0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Jul 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Jul 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Jul 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Mar 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSE & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Sep 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Apr 15, 2025CAI · Full0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184VA1728/CA
Jan 29, 2025CAI · Full3OOSALPERO TRUCKING LLC 35696014VA1728/CA
Feb 20, 2024AZII · Walk-around3NATIONAL POWERLINE LLC 33703834VA1728/CA
Aug 2, 2023IDII · Walk-around2JLG & UIS LLC 36895844VA1728/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & R TRANSPORTATION INC2064518Apr 15, 2025Aug 3, 20268CA
ALPERO TRUCKING LLC3569601Jan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251AZ
NATIONAL POWERLINE LLC3370383Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241AZ
JLG & UIS LLC3689584Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231OH
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.
4VA1728CA2E & R TRANSPORTATION INCApr 15, 2025Aug 3, 20268
4VA1728CAALPERO TRUCKING LLCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
4VA1728CANATIONAL POWERLINE LLCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
4VA1728CA2JLG & UIS LLCAug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026