Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532CXL1542649 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenJun 30, 2023
LA
Last seenOct 31, 2025
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
13N1532CXL1542649
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
542649

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 30, 2023 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025WVIII · Driver-only1GOLDWAY INC 2530575696909ST/IL
Sep 27, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSGOLDWAY INC 2530575696909ST/IL
Sep 4, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1GOLDWAY INC 2530575696909ST/IL
Apr 8, 2025TNI · Full1OOSGOLDWAY INC 2530575696909ST/IL
Feb 20, 2025WAI · Full14OOSGOLDWAY INC 2530575696909ST/IL
May 16, 2024ARII · Walk-around1OOSSPEICHER TRUCKING INC 2254774696909ST/IL
May 6, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2SPEICHER TRUCKING INC 2254774696909ST/IL
Mar 25, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0SPEICHER TRUCKING INC 2254774696909ST/IL
Feb 7, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSSPEICHER TRUCKING INC 2254774696909ST/IL
Sep 8, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0SPEICHER TRUCKING INC 2254774696909ST/IL
Jun 30, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1SPEICHER TRUCKING INC 2254774696909ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDWAY INC2530575Feb 20, 2025Oct 31, 20255IL
SPEICHER TRUCKING INC2254774Jun 30, 2023May 16, 20246IL
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.
696909STILGOLDWAY INCFeb 20, 2025Oct 31, 20255
696909STILSPEICHER TRUCKING INCJun 30, 2023May 16, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026