Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C0L1543135 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 8
First seenAug 12, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 29, 2026
PA
Inspected under 6 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C0L1543135
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
543135

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 12, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3OOSBAY CRANE MIDWEST LLC 43220965612269/ME
Jul 29, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3OOSBAY CRANE MIDWEST LLC 43220965612269/ME
Jul 16, 2025TNI · Full1OOSRPM HAULING LLC 2792032708953ST/IL
Jul 8, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0AJ PARTNERS LLC 3617842708953ST/IL
Apr 28, 2025MTII · Walk-around1OOSAJ PARTNERS LLC 3617842708953ST/IL
Sep 23, 2024COI · Full7OOSUSKG TRANS INC 3734139708953ST/IL
Jun 17, 2024CAI · Full4OOSTUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141708953ST/IL
Aug 12, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0BH TRANS INC 2888905708953ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAY CRANE MIDWEST LLC4322096Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20262OH
RPM HAULING LLC2792032Jul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251IL
AJ PARTNERS LLC3617842Apr 28, 2025Jul 8, 20252IL
USKG TRANS INC3734139Sep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241IL
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Jun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241IL
BH TRANS INC2888905Aug 12, 2023Aug 12, 20231IL
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.
5612269ME2BAY CRANE MIDWEST LLCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20262
708953STILRPM HAULING LLCJul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251
708953STILAJ PARTNERS LLCApr 28, 2025Jul 8, 20252
708953STILUSKG TRANS INCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
708953STILTUTASH EXPRESS INCJun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241
708953STILBH TRANS INCAug 12, 2023Aug 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026