Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C0P1561538 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenDec 19, 2023
IN
Last seenJun 24, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
13N1532C0P1561538
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
561538

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
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 · Dec 19, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Jun 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Jun 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Mar 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Mar 2, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945211ST/IL
Feb 24, 2026MSII · Walk-around1REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Feb 11, 2026COII · Walk-around7REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Sep 8, 2025COIII · Driver-only1REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945211ST/IL
Aug 13, 2025UTI · Full7OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Apr 3, 2025MOII · Walk-around1REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323992462ST/IL
Apr 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1API EXPRESS INC 2558643945211ST/IL
Dec 19, 2023INIII · Driver-only1US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC 2350420945211ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC4040323Apr 3, 2025Jun 24, 202610IL
API EXPRESS INC2558643Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241IL
US HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC2350420Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231IL
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.
992462STIL2REDBEARD TRUCKING LLCApr 3, 2025Jun 24, 20268
945211STILREDBEARD TRUCKING LLCSep 8, 2025Mar 2, 20262
945211STILAPI EXPRESS INCApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
945211STILUS HIGHWAY EXPRESS INCDec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026