Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C8H1514890 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 11, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 8, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
13N1532C8H1514890
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
514890

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
2017

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026COIII · Driver-only0TOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2971277214B575/TX
Mar 27, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0TOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2971277214B579/TX
Feb 25, 2026UTI · Full4TOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2971277214B579/TX
Aug 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around0TOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2971277214B579/TX
Oct 30, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0LAND OF LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3701071214B745/TX
Jun 28, 2024KYI · Full1OOSWAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC 3118782214B745/TX
Jul 11, 2023CAI · Full1AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927214B745/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY2971277Aug 22, 2025Apr 8, 20264TX
LAND OF LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC3701071Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241TX
WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC3118782Jun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241TX
AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC3394927Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231TX
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.
214B575TXTOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
214B579TXTOTAL TRADE TRANSPORTATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYAug 22, 2025Mar 27, 20263
214B745TXLAND OF LIGHT TRANSPORT LLCOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
214B745TXWAHDAT TRANSPORT LLCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
214B745TXAMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026