Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153206H1520645 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenNov 25, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 15, 2025
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N153206H1520645
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
520645

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.

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 · Nov 25, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3—OCEAN FREIGHT LINES INC 38658115379168/ME
Jul 17, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSFORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 31761625379168/ME
Jul 16, 2025COI · Full3OOSFORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 31761625379168/ME
Sep 5, 2024MOII · Walk-around0—UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC 2562511244137Z/ME
May 28, 2024TXI · Full6OOSBG LOGISTICS INC 3489728244137Z/ME
Nov 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSBG LOGISTICS INC 3489728244137Z/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OCEAN FREIGHT LINES INC3865811Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251IL
FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC3176162Jul 16, 2025Jul 17, 20252IA
UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INC2562511Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241IL
BG LOGISTICS INC3489728Nov 25, 2023May 28, 20242IA
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.
5379168ME—OCEAN FREIGHT LINES INCDec 15, 2025 → Dec 15, 20251
5379168ME—FORCE TRANSPORTATION INCJul 16, 2025 → Jul 17, 20252
244137ZME—UNIQUE FREIGHT CARRIERS INCSep 5, 2024 → Sep 5, 20241
244137ZME—BG LOGISTICS INCNov 25, 2023 → May 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026