Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C0G1511811 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 12, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
13N2532C0G1511811
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
511811

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 · 1,607 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,607 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
2016

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around1J&SONS TRUCKING LLC 45131664NW7322/CA
Jun 16, 2023WAI · Full2OOSHOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 2694954NW7322/CA
Jun 12, 2023ILII · Walk-around1HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 2694954NW7322/CA
Jun 12, 2023ILI · Full1OOSGREG MCBRIDE 1628408SP428NGD/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&SONS TRUCKING LLC4513166May 20, 2026May 20, 20261CA
HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC269495Jun 12, 2023Jun 16, 20232PA
GREG MCBRIDE1628408Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231IN
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.
4NW7322CAJ&SONS TRUCKING LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
4NW7322CAHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCJun 12, 2023Jun 16, 20232
SP428NGDINGREG MCBRIDEJun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026