Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2483A241520373 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJun 14, 2024
AL
Last seenMar 17, 2026
AL
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 21 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
13N2483A241520373
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
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
2483A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
520373

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2004

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 14, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026ALII · Walk-around10OOSNORTHERN VALLEY LLC 43458556772CU/FL
Mar 3, 2026FLII · Walk-around9OOST BYRD & SONS XPRESS LLC 38278506772CU/FL
Feb 19, 2026ALII · Walk-around8OOSGEORGE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 43198616772CU/FL
Feb 13, 2026ALII · Walk-around3GEORGE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 43198616772CU/FL
Apr 29, 2025ALII · Walk-around14OOSTCJ TRUCKING LLC 33226826772CU/FL
Feb 19, 2025ALII · Walk-around4JIMMY WAYNE MIXON 43085486772CU/FL
Dec 4, 2024ALII · Walk-around2OOSJIMMY WAYNE MIXON 43085486772CU/FL
Oct 2, 2024ALII · Walk-around6ALAINA LESTER 30600816772CU/FL
Jun 14, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1KINDER'S TRUCKING LLC 14650556772CU/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC4345855Mar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261OH
T BYRD & SONS XPRESS LLC3827850Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261AL
GEORGE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC4319861Feb 13, 2026Feb 19, 20262GA
TCJ TRUCKING LLC3322682Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251AL
JIMMY WAYNE MIXON4308548Dec 4, 2024Feb 19, 20252AL
ALAINA LESTER3060081Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241AL
KINDER'S TRUCKING LLC1465055Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241GA
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.
6772CUFLNORTHERN VALLEY LLCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
6772CUFLT BYRD & SONS XPRESS LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
6772CUFLGEORGE'S TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 19, 20262
6772CUFLTCJ TRUCKING LLCApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
6772CUFLJIMMY WAYNE MIXONDec 4, 2024Feb 19, 20252
6772CUFLALAINA LESTEROct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241
6772CUFLKINDER'S TRUCKING LLCJun 14, 2024Jun 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026