Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153208R1564003 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 25, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 22, 2024
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 10 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
13N153208R1564003
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
564003

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – May 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2024COIII · Driver-only7CMZ HOTSHOT SERVICES & SUPPLIES LLC 30057245003452/ME
Dec 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around2TRANSCARGA Y GANADO MORENO S A DE C V 5587855003452/ME
Sep 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around1TGM DEL NORTE SA DE CV 19888075003452/ME
Jul 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around7DEL RIO HOTSHOT TRUCKING LLC 34967465003452/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CMZ HOTSHOT SERVICES & SUPPLIES LLC3005724May 22, 2024May 22, 20241TX
TRANSCARGA Y GANADO MORENO S A DE C V558785Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231CH
TGM DEL NORTE SA DE CV1988807Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 20231CH
DEL RIO HOTSHOT TRUCKING LLC3496746Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 20231TX
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.
5003452MECMZ HOTSHOT SERVICES & SUPPLIES LLCMay 22, 2024May 22, 20241
5003452METRANSCARGA Y GANADO MORENO S A DE C VDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
5003452METGM DEL NORTE SA DE CVSep 23, 2023Sep 23, 20231
5003452MEDEL RIO HOTSHOT TRUCKING LLCJul 25, 2023Jul 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026