Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153205R1564413 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJun 14, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
13N153205R1564413
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
564413

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SARAY EXPRESS INC 3596386939282ST/IL
Jan 7, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0SARAY EXPRESS INC 3596386939282ST/IL
Oct 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2987558939282ST/IL
Sep 8, 2025DEII · Walk-around1SARAY EXPRESS INC 3596386P939282ST/IL
Dec 13, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1SH BROTHERS TRUCKING INC 3545891939282ST/IL
Oct 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSSH BROTHERS TRUCKING INC 3545891939282ST/IL
Jul 9, 2024CAI · Full0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655939282ST/IL
Jun 9, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655939282ST/IL
May 16, 2024IAII · Walk-around0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655939282ST/IL
Oct 21, 2023CAI · Full5OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655939282/IL
Jun 14, 2023CAII · Walk-around0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655422AB802/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SARAY EXPRESS INC3596386Sep 8, 2025Apr 10, 20263IL
HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC2987558Oct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251IL
SH BROTHERS TRUCKING INC3545891Oct 23, 2024Dec 13, 20242IL
HTS LOGISTICS INC3252655Jun 14, 2023Jul 9, 20245IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
939282STILSARAY EXPRESS INCJan 7, 2026Apr 10, 20262
939282STILHIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
P939282STILSARAY EXPRESS INCSep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251
939282STILSH BROTHERS TRUCKING INCOct 23, 2024Dec 13, 20242
939282STILHTS LOGISTICS INCMay 16, 2024Jul 9, 20243
939282ILHTS LOGISTICS INCOct 21, 2023Oct 21, 20231
422AB802ILHTS LOGISTICS INCJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026