Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153209P1562726 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJul 11, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 2, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
13N153209P1562726
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
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
562726

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSMENDOZA TRANSPORT LLC 36170944VR6953/CA
Jan 26, 2026CAI · Full3OOSMENDOZA TRANSPORT LLC 36170944VR6953/CA
Apr 29, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSROYLE LLC 33642884VR6953/CA
Oct 7, 2024INIII · Driver-only1ROYLE LLC 33642884VR6953/CA
Aug 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ROYLE LLC 33642884VR6953/CA
May 29, 2024KSII · Walk-around14OOSJAMZ TRUCKING INC 33559864VR6953/CA
May 23, 2024OKIII · Driver-only3JAMZ TRUCKING INC 33559864VR6953/CA
Dec 5, 2023NEIII · Driver-only2JAMZ TRUCKING INC 33559864VR6953/CA
Jul 11, 2023COIII · Driver-only2JAMZ TRUCKING INC 3355986CP01M48/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENDOZA TRANSPORT LLC3617094Jan 26, 2026Jul 2, 20262CA
ROYLE LLC3364288Aug 2, 2024Apr 29, 20253OH
JAMZ TRUCKING INC3355986Jul 11, 2023May 29, 20244OK
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.
4VR6953CA2MENDOZA TRANSPORT LLCJan 26, 2026Jul 2, 20262
4VR6953CAROYLE LLCAug 2, 2024Apr 29, 20253
4VR6953CAJAMZ TRUCKING INCDec 5, 2023May 29, 20243
CP01M48CAJAMZ TRUCKING INCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026