Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153209P1552200 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenSep 12, 2024
FL
Last seenJul 15, 2025
AL
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
13N153209P1552200
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
552200

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
1993

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 · Sep 12, 2024 – Jul 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2025ALII · Walk-around4OOSCUTTER AND SON TRUCKING LLC 3812838BT-7565/AL
May 30, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2GORILLA TRUCKING AND TRANSPORT LLC 3325978BT7565/OK
Feb 13, 2025ALII · Walk-around3OOSDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR9456/FL
Oct 3, 2024ALII · Walk-around8OOSGOING FORWARD TRUCKING INC 2200277BR9456/FL
Sep 24, 2024ALII · Walk-around3GOING FORWARD TRUCKING INC 2200277BT7565/OK
Sep 12, 2024FLII · Walk-around2OOSGOING FORWARD TRUCKING INC 2200277BT7565/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CUTTER AND SON TRUCKING LLC3812838Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251AL
GORILLA TRUCKING AND TRANSPORT LLC3325978May 30, 2025May 30, 20251FL
DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC2962889Feb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251AL
GOING FORWARD TRUCKING INC2200277Sep 12, 2024Oct 3, 20243FL
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.
BT-7565ALCUTTER AND SON TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
BT7565OKGORILLA TRUCKING AND TRANSPORT LLCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
BR9456FLDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLCFeb 13, 2025Feb 13, 20251
BR9456FLGOING FORWARD TRUCKING INCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
BT7565OKGOING FORWARD TRUCKING INCSep 12, 2024Sep 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026