Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153205R1566159 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
40 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJun 22, 2023
NE
Last seenOct 2, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 40 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
13N153205R1566159
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
566159

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 22, 2023 – Oct 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 2, 2026MOII · Walk-around1—3 I EXPRESS LLC 3147768934868ST/IL
Oct 24, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0—HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2987558934868ST/IL
Jul 24, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0—HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2987558934868ST/IL
Apr 9, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0—HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC 2987558934868ST/IL
Nov 13, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1—HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655934868ST/IL
Oct 15, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0—HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655934868ST/IL
Jul 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655934868ST/IL
Nov 6, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1—HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655934868ST/IL
Aug 22, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0—HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655934868ST/IL
Jul 14, 2023IAII · Walk-around2OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655APPLIED/IL
Jun 22, 2023NEIII · Driver-only2—HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655422AB807/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3 I EXPRESS LLC3147768Oct 2, 2026Oct 2, 20261IL
HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INC2987558Apr 9, 2025Oct 24, 20253IL
HTS LOGISTICS INC3252655Jun 22, 2023Nov 13, 20247IL
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.
934868STIL23 I EXPRESS LLCOct 2, 2026 → Oct 2, 20261
934868STIL—HIGHWAY TRUCKING SERVICES INCApr 9, 2025 → Oct 24, 20253
934868STIL—HTS LOGISTICS INCAug 22, 2023 → Nov 13, 20245
APPLIEDIL—HTS LOGISTICS INCJul 14, 2023 → Jul 14, 20231
422AB807IL—HTS LOGISTICS INCJun 22, 2023 → Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026