Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C2R1562712 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
39 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 19, 2023
MD
Last seenOct 5, 2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 39 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
13N1532C2R1562712
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Nov 1, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
562712

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
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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Oct 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 5, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1—J5 CONTRACTING LLC 37362585200362/ME
Sep 8, 2025OHI · Full7OOSVAN DEROY LLC 42684515200362/ME
Jan 17, 2025VAIII · Driver-only4—VAN DEROY LLC 42684515200362/ME
Jan 15, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSVAN DEROY LLC 42684515200362/ME
Jun 13, 2024CAI · Full2OOSBIG BOSS TRANSPORTATION INC 32154805200362/ME
Aug 14, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0—MURAMASTER EXPRESS INC 30271845200362/ME
Jul 19, 2023MDIII · Driver-only1—MURAMASTER EXPRESS INC 30271845200362/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J5 CONTRACTING LLC3736258Oct 5, 2026Oct 5, 20261MO
VAN DEROY LLC4268451Jan 15, 2025Sep 8, 20253WA
BIG BOSS TRANSPORTATION INC3215480Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241OH
MURAMASTER EXPRESS INC3027184Jul 19, 2023Aug 14, 20232PA
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.
5200362ME2J5 CONTRACTING LLCOct 5, 2026 → Oct 5, 20261
5200362ME—VAN DEROY LLCJan 15, 2025 → Sep 8, 20253
5200362ME—BIG BOSS TRANSPORTATION INCJun 13, 2024 → Jun 13, 20241
5200362ME—MURAMASTER EXPRESS INCJul 19, 2023 → Aug 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026