Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C1P1562732 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 14, 2025
LA
Last seenApr 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
13N1532C1P1562732
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
562732

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 · Apr 14, 2025 – Apr 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around23 B DOZER SERVICE LLC 19857884VT4019/CA
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOS3 B DOZER SERVICE LLC 19857884VT4019/CA
Sep 16, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0AUSTIN LOGISTICS LLC 37982534VT4019/CA
Aug 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around0AUSTIN LOGISTICS LLC 37982534VT4019/CA
Jul 24, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1AUSTIN LOGISTICS LLC 37982534VT4019/CA
Apr 14, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1CHANNETTE ENTERPRISES LLC 37790474VT4019/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3 B DOZER SERVICE LLC1985788Apr 9, 2026Apr 18, 20262TX
AUSTIN LOGISTICS LLC3798253Jul 24, 2025Sep 16, 20253TX
CHANNETTE ENTERPRISES LLC3779047Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251TX
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.
4VT4019CA3 B DOZER SERVICE LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 18, 20262
4VT4019CAAUSTIN LOGISTICS LLCJul 24, 2025Sep 16, 20253
4VT4019CACHANNETTE ENTERPRISES LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026