Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C8G1514872 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 18, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 9, 2026
CA
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1532C8G1514872
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
514872

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026CAI · Full0ALKA FREIGHT LLC 41682135244875/ME
Apr 7, 2026AZII · Walk-around12OOSAIRBORNE TRUCKING LLC 31445725244875/ME
Sep 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around4AIRBORNE TRUCKING LLC 31445725244875/ME
Jul 31, 2025AZII · Walk-around5WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC 31187825244875/ME
May 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC 31187825244875/ME
Apr 20, 2025AZII · Walk-around3WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC 31187825244875/ME
Oct 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around10HIGH LINER LLC 35098495244875/ME
Jul 31, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1HIGH LINER LLC 35098495244875/ME
Sep 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSHIGH LINER LLC 350984968311AJ/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALKA FREIGHT LLC4168213Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261TX
AIRBORNE TRUCKING LLC3144572Sep 10, 2025Apr 7, 20262TX
WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC3118782Apr 20, 2025Jul 31, 20253TX
HIGH LINER LLC3509849Sep 18, 2023Oct 16, 20243TX
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.
5244875ME2ALKA FREIGHT LLCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
5244875MEAIRBORNE TRUCKING LLCSep 10, 2025Apr 7, 20262
5244875MEWAHDAT TRANSPORT LLCApr 20, 2025Jul 31, 20253
5244875MEHIGH LINER LLCJul 31, 2024Oct 16, 20242
68311AJWAHIGH LINER LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026