Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2512C1E1565541 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 1, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 30, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
13N2512C1E1565541
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
2512C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
565541

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 27 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
2014

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 · May 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1BACHMAN TRANSPORT OVERDRIVE LLC 3462512255B882/TX
Dec 30, 2025LAII · Walk-around2SOLID TRANSPORT LLC 3935355255B882/TX
May 1, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0BENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC 600382AZ4907/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BACHMAN TRANSPORT OVERDRIVE LLC3462512Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261TX
SOLID TRANSPORT LLC3935355Dec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251TX
BENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC600382May 1, 2024May 1, 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.
255B882TX2BACHMAN TRANSPORT OVERDRIVE LLCJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
255B882TXSOLID TRANSPORT LLCDec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251
AZ4907OKBENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026