Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153208J1523472 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 19
First seenOct 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N153208J1523472
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
523472

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
2018

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TNI · Full5OOSSME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
May 3, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Mar 9, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Mar 9, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Feb 23, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Jan 15, 2026COIII · Driver-only1SME TRUCKING LLC 3084047521-4757/ME
Dec 11, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Dec 2, 2025KYI · Full5OOSSME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Aug 12, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/MI
May 21, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Sep 30, 2024NMII · Walk-around0EFFICIENCY USA LLC 34668885214757/ME
Jul 17, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSSME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Jul 9, 2024WAII · Walk-around5SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Jun 26, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1SME TRUCKING LLC 30840475214757/ME
Mar 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around3UP LEVEL LOGISTICS LLC 39932725214757/ME
Feb 15, 2024MAII · Walk-around3OOSUP LEVEL LOGISTICS LLC 39932725214757/ME
Jan 22, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0UP LEVEL LOGISTICS LLC 39932725214757/ME
Jan 19, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0UP LEVEL LOGISTICS LLC 39932725214757/ME
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSR FLY SERVICES LLC 2514136TUP16C/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SME TRUCKING LLC3084047Jun 26, 2024Jun 10, 202613FL
EFFICIENCY USA LLC3466888Sep 30, 2024Sep 30, 20241FL
UP LEVEL LOGISTICS LLC3993272Jan 19, 2024Mar 22, 20244NC
R FLY SERVICES LLC2514136Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231NC
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.
5214757ME2SME TRUCKING LLCJun 26, 2024Jun 10, 202611
521-4757MESME TRUCKING LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
5214757MISME TRUCKING LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
5214757MEEFFICIENCY USA LLCSep 30, 2024Sep 30, 20241
5214757MEUP LEVEL LOGISTICS LLCJan 19, 2024Mar 22, 20244
TUP16CNJR FLY SERVICES LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026