Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C0J1526960 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenFeb 26, 2024
ND
Last seenJun 26, 2026
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1532C0J1526960
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
526960

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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
2018

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 · Feb 26, 2024 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026NDI · Full1F & S LOGISTICS LIMITED 3221883289NTQ/SK
Sep 25, 2025NDIII · Driver-only0F & S LOGISTICS LIMITED 3221883289NTQ/SK
Feb 19, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TC8040/MB
Jan 14, 2025CAI · Full2DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TC8040/MB
Dec 5, 2024SDII · Walk-around2OOSDFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TC8040/MB
Sep 12, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TC8040/MB
Feb 26, 2024NDII · Walk-around2DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TC8040/MB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F & S LOGISTICS LIMITED3221883Sep 25, 2025Jun 26, 20262SK
DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC1831030Feb 26, 2024Feb 19, 20255MB
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.
289NTQSK2F & S LOGISTICS LIMITEDSep 25, 2025Jun 26, 20262
TC8040MBDFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCFeb 26, 2024Feb 19, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026