Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C1P1561844 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 20, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 19, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
13N2532C1P1561844
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
561844

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
1993

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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Oct 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1TRANSNATIONAL EXPERTS INC 3551730PT602T7/PA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full5OOSSUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552PT602T7/PA
Apr 19, 2025CAI · Full4OOSSUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552PT602T7/PA
Jan 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552PT602T7/PA
Oct 10, 2023PAIII · Driver-only2USPENN EXPRESS 3606852PT736R8/PA
Jul 20, 2023OHIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552PT736R8/PA
Jul 20, 2023PAII · Walk-around3OOSSUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552PT736R8/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSNATIONAL EXPERTS INC3551730Oct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251IL
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Jul 20, 2023Jul 10, 20255IL
USPENN EXPRESS3606852Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231PA
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.
PT602T7PATRANSNATIONAL EXPERTS INCOct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251
PT602T7PASUNWAY CARRIERS INCJan 29, 2024Jul 10, 20253
PT736R8PAUSPENN EXPRESSOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
PT736R8PASUNWAY CARRIERS INCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026