Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C7L1537487 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 8, 2023
NM
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
13N1532C7L1537487
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
537487

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 8, 2023 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128034927L/BC
Jan 19, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSTWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128034927L/BC
Nov 7, 2025WAII · Walk-around3TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128034927L/BC
Mar 30, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128084636K/BC
Mar 26, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128084636K/BC
Dec 10, 2024WAI · Full1TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128084636K/BC
Apr 28, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 388128084636K/BC
Dec 22, 2023WAII · Walk-around3BIG ROUTE TRANSPORT LTD 394214258430K/BC
Sep 8, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD 38812805843OK/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTD3881280Sep 8, 2023Feb 3, 20268BC
BIG ROUTE TRANSPORT LTD3942142Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 20231AB
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.
34927LBCTWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTDNov 7, 2025Feb 3, 20263
84636KBCTWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTDApr 28, 2024Mar 30, 20254
58430KBCBIG ROUTE TRANSPORT LTDDec 22, 2023Dec 22, 20231
5843OKBCTWINS BROTHER TRUCKING LTDSep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026