Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C6G1517656 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
12 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMay 12, 2025
TX
Last seenMay 12, 2026
PA
Inspected under 4 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
13N1532C6G1517656
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
517656

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
2016

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 · May 12, 2025 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026PAII · Walk-around3UM EXPEDITE INC 4034121733710T/TN
Mar 3, 2026TXI · Full8OOSUM EXPEDITE INC 4034121733710T/TN
Feb 20, 2026NCII · Walk-around10OOSUM EXPEDITE INC 4034121733710T/TN
Feb 19, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0UM EXPEDITE INC 4034121733710T/TN
Oct 13, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0MATERIAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INC 2087370629550T/TN
Oct 6, 2025OHII · Walk-around0MATERIAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INC 2087370629550T/TN
Sep 23, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1MATERIAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INC 2087370629550T/TN
Aug 26, 2025MII · Full3ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283002046T/TN
May 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762002046T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UM EXPEDITE INC4034121Feb 19, 2026May 12, 20264IA
MATERIAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INC2087370Sep 23, 2025Oct 13, 20253PA
ARMADA FREIGHT INC3632283Aug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251IL
1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC3126762May 12, 2025May 12, 20251IL
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.
733710TTNUM EXPEDITE INCFeb 19, 2026May 12, 20264
629550TTNMATERIAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INCSep 23, 2025Oct 13, 20253
002046TTNARMADA FREIGHT INCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
002046TTN1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INCMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026