Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248305W1579749 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 13, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 25, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
13N248305W1579749
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
24830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
579749

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 · 295 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 295 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
2028

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Apr 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0C&H TRANSPORTATION LLC 3166826H6L934/KY
Apr 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0C&H TRANSPORTATION LLC 3166826H6L934/KY
Oct 11, 2023KYII · Walk-around0ETCETERA TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS LLC 3478351A4K435/KY
Sep 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around0ETCETERA TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS LLC 3478351A4K435/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C&H TRANSPORTATION LLC3166826Apr 22, 2025Apr 25, 20252KY
ETCETERA TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS LLC3478351Sep 13, 2023Oct 11, 20232KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
H6L934KYC&H TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 22, 2025Apr 25, 20252
A4K435KYETCETERA TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS LLCSep 13, 2023Oct 11, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026