Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N24830651527478 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenAug 26, 2024
MA
Last seenMar 24, 2026
FL
Inspected under 4 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
13N24830651527478
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
527478

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
2005

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 · Aug 26, 2024 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2OOSGLOBAL LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC 4456657QB88WV/FL
Feb 25, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2GLOBAL LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC 4456657QB42TP/FL
Sep 9, 2025AZII · Walk-around8OOSBEST CHOICE TRUCKING FLORIDA LLC 4350053QB42TP/FL
Apr 2, 2025MDII · Walk-around3ASTROS TRANSPORTATION INC 3528933QB53NZ/FL
Feb 26, 2025ARII · Walk-around5OOSASTROS TRANSPORTATION INC 3528933QB57MB/FL
Aug 26, 2024MAII · Walk-around7OOSBOLVAN INC 3619022QA55VV/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLOBAL LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLC4456657Feb 25, 2026Mar 24, 20262FL
BEST CHOICE TRUCKING FLORIDA LLC4350053Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251FL
ASTROS TRANSPORTATION INC3528933Feb 26, 2025Apr 2, 20252FL
BOLVAN INC3619022Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241IN
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.
QB88WVFLGLOBAL LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
QB42TPFLGLOBAL LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LLCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
QB42TPFLBEST CHOICE TRUCKING FLORIDA LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
QB53NZFLASTROS TRANSPORTATION INCApr 2, 2025Apr 2, 20251
QB57MBFLASTROS TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
QA55VVFLBOLVAN INCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026