Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248308V1573460 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenAug 31, 2023
VA
Last seenMar 28, 2025
LA
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
13N248308V1573460
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2027
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
573460

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
2027

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 31, 2023 – Mar 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2025LAI · Full5MR PANTHER TRANSPORT LLC 4061095QA29YS/FL
Jan 30, 2025ALII · Walk-around3OOSDLD CARRIER LLC 2981958QA29YS/FL
Nov 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSDLD CARRIER LLC 2981958QA29YS/FL
Nov 7, 2023MOI · Full6OOSDLD CARRIER LLC 2981958QA29YS/FL
Oct 11, 2023FLII · Walk-around1OOSDLD CARRIER LLC 2981958QA29YS/FL
Aug 31, 2023VAII · Walk-around14OOSDLD CARRIER LLC 2981958QA29YS/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MR PANTHER TRANSPORT LLC4061095Mar 28, 2025Mar 28, 20251FL
DLD CARRIER LLC2981958Aug 31, 2023Jan 30, 20255NC
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.
QA29YSFLMR PANTHER TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2025Mar 28, 20251
QA29YSFLDLD CARRIER LLCAug 31, 2023Jan 30, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026