Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C1E1567320 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenOct 13, 2025
TX
Last seenSep 14, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
13N2532C1E1567320
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
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
567320

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.

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 · Oct 13, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 14, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0—TRANSFRONTIER LOGISTICS LLC 4442014176B533/TX
Jan 22, 2026TXI · Full2OOSGARAME TRANSPORTATION INC 2424152176B533/TX
Oct 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOS4MDT TRANSPORTATION INC 2343318176B533/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSFRONTIER LOGISTICS LLC4442014Sep 14, 2026Sep 14, 20261TX
GARAME TRANSPORTATION INC2424152Jan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261TX
4MDT TRANSPORTATION INC2343318Oct 13, 2025Oct 13, 20251TX
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.
176B533TX2TRANSFRONTIER LOGISTICS LLCSep 14, 2026 → Sep 14, 20261
176B533TX—GARAME TRANSPORTATION INCJan 22, 2026 → Jan 22, 20261
176B533TX—4MDT TRANSPORTATION INCOct 13, 2025 → Oct 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026