Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153209S1573086 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 22, 2024
CO
Last seenFeb 27, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 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
13N153209S1573086
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
573086

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
1995

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 22, 2024 – Feb 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 27, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1BGS TRANSPORT LLC 29085975309109/ME
Oct 22, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSBGS TRANSPORT LLC 29085975309109/ME
Oct 1, 2025COII · Walk-around2BGS TRANSPORT LLC 29085975309109/ME
Jul 29, 2025COI · Full6OOSBGS TRANSPORT LLC 29085975309109/ME
Jun 10, 2025COIII · Driver-only1BGS TRANSPORT LLC 29085975309109/ME
Jan 22, 2025OKII · Walk-around2BHS TRANSPORT LLC 42179265309109/ME
Jul 22, 2024COIII · Driver-only0BGS TRANSPORT LLC 2908597530-9109/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BGS TRANSPORT LLC2908597Jul 22, 2024Feb 27, 20266TX
BHS TRANSPORT LLC4217926Jan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251TX
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.
5309109MEBGS TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2025Feb 27, 20265
5309109MEBHS TRANSPORT LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
530-9109MEBGS TRANSPORT LLCJul 22, 2024Jul 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026