Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153206R1564596 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 15, 2023
NE
Last seenJun 20, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 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
13N153206R1564596
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
564596

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026GAIII · Driver-only3GRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
Jun 20, 2026GAIII · Driver-only3GRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
May 28, 2026WIII · Walk-around3GRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
May 20, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1GRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
Feb 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSGRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
Nov 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around0GRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
Sep 11, 2025NCII · Walk-around0GRAND CARRIERS LLC 3873426413627T/TN
Aug 29, 2023CAI · Full3HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655413627T/TN
Aug 19, 2023WYIII · Driver-only0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655413627T/TN
Aug 15, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0HTS LOGISTICS INC 3252655413627T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRAND CARRIERS LLC3873426Sep 11, 2025Jun 20, 20267OH
HTS LOGISTICS INC3252655Aug 15, 2023Aug 29, 20233IL
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.
413627TTN2GRAND CARRIERS LLCSep 11, 2025Jun 20, 20267
413627TTNHTS LOGISTICS INCAug 15, 2023Aug 29, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026