Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C7P1561536 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 19
First seenNov 13, 2023
WI
Last seenJul 28, 2026
MT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1532C7P1561536
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
561536

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 · Nov 13, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1SOFIA CARGO LLC 4133606945209ST/IL
Jun 12, 2026KSII · Walk-around4OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222945209ST/IL
May 20, 2026MTII · Walk-around2OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Apr 18, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Apr 9, 2026COII · Walk-around8OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Mar 23, 2026NMII · Walk-around0REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Feb 19, 2026IDII · Walk-around4REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323NOPLATE/IL
Jan 23, 2026MNII · Walk-around5OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222945209ST/IL
Dec 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around3OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222945209ST/IL
Dec 3, 2025MTII · Walk-around3OOSREDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Nov 12, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222945209ST/IL
Nov 7, 2025WYIII · Driver-only3REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Oct 7, 2025COIII · Driver-only1REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209/IL
Apr 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around1REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323945209ST/IL
Jul 24, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0API EXPRESS INC 2558643945209/IL
May 16, 2024WII · Full1API EXPRESS INC 2558643945209ST/IL
Mar 22, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0API EXPRESS INC 2558643945209ST/IL
Feb 12, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0API EXPRESS INC 2558643945209ST/IL
Nov 13, 2023WIII · Walk-around0API EXPRESS INC 2558643945209ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOFIA CARGO LLC4133606Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261IL
UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC4127222Nov 12, 2025Jun 12, 20264IL
REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC4040323Apr 24, 2025May 20, 20269IL
API EXPRESS INC2558643Nov 13, 2023Jul 24, 20245IL
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.
945209STIL2SOFIA CARGO LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
945209STIL2UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 12, 2025Jun 12, 20264
945209STILREDBEARD TRUCKING LLCApr 24, 2025May 20, 20267
NOPLATEILREDBEARD TRUCKING LLCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
945209ILREDBEARD TRUCKING LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
945209ILAPI EXPRESS INCJul 24, 2024Jul 24, 20241
945209STILAPI EXPRESS INCNov 13, 2023May 16, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026