Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153209R1563846 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenMay 7, 2024
SD
Last seenDec 5, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
13N153209R1563846
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
563846

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 · May 7, 2024 – Dec 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 5, 2025CAI · Full0E & M TRANSPORT GROUP INC 26365444VV1193/CA
Oct 17, 2025NDII · Walk-around0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Oct 3, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Oct 1, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Jun 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Apr 3, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Jan 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only0DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Jan 2, 2025NVII · Walk-around6OOSDDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC 31635544VV1193/CA
Oct 23, 2024UTI · Full2DN1 TRUCKING LLC 31867684VV1193/CA
Jul 24, 2024MOIII · Driver-only2DN1 TRUCKING LLC 31867684VV1193/CA
Jun 6, 2024IAII · Walk-around5OOSDN1 TRUCKING LLC 31867684VV1193/CA
May 7, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1OOSDN1 TRUCKING LLC 31867684VV1193/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & M TRANSPORT GROUP INC2636544Dec 5, 2025Dec 5, 20251OH
DDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLC3163554Jan 2, 2025Oct 17, 20257TX
DN1 TRUCKING LLC3186768May 7, 2024Oct 23, 20244TX
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.
4VV1193CAE & M TRANSPORT GROUP INCDec 5, 2025Dec 5, 20251
4VV1193CADDA1 TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 2, 2025Oct 17, 20257
4VV1193CADN1 TRUCKING LLCMay 7, 2024Oct 23, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026