Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C5P1561535 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 28, 2023
SD
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
13N1532C5P1561535
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
561535

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 · Aug 28, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ZNL LOGISTICS INC 3530757945208ST/IL
Jun 1, 2026TNI · Full3OOSZNL LOGISTICS INC 3530757945208ST/IL
Jan 13, 2026NYIII · Driver-only2MD UNITED INC 2565724945208/IL
Jun 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around4OOSAPI EXPRESS INC 2558643945208ST/IL
May 1, 2025COII · Walk-around1API EXPRESS INC 2558643945208ST/IL
Mar 12, 2025UTI · Full1API EXPRESS INC 2558643945208ST/IL
Jan 9, 2025NMII · Walk-around1API EXPRESS INC 2558643945208ST/IL
Nov 19, 2024COIII · Driver-only0API EXPRESS INC 2558643945208ST/IL
Dec 21, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0API EXPRESS INC 2558643945208/IL
Sep 7, 2023OHI · Full10OOSMTM LOGISTICS INC 2789173945208ST/IL
Aug 28, 2023SDIII · Driver-only1MTM LOGISTICS INC 2789173945208ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZNL LOGISTICS INC3530757Jun 1, 2026Jun 10, 20262SC
MD UNITED INC2565724Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261IL
API EXPRESS INC2558643Dec 21, 2023Jun 10, 20256IL
MTM LOGISTICS INC2789173Aug 28, 2023Sep 7, 20232IL
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.
945208STIL2ZNL LOGISTICS INCJun 1, 2026Jun 10, 20262
945208ILMD UNITED INCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
945208STILAPI EXPRESS INCNov 19, 2024Jun 10, 20255
945208ILAPI EXPRESS INCDec 21, 2023Dec 21, 20231
945208STILMTM LOGISTICS INCAug 28, 2023Sep 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026