Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C3F1573492 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 18, 2024
ID
Last seenApr 29, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
13N2532C3F1573492
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2015
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
573492

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
2015

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 · Apr 18, 2024 – Apr 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495542693/IL
Apr 17, 2025IDI · Full5HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495T542693/IL
Dec 10, 2024MIII · Walk-around1HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495T542693/IL
Aug 21, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495T542693/IL
Jul 15, 2024KYII · Walk-around1ATI TRUCKING LLC 2197196T542693/IL
Apr 18, 2024IDII · Walk-around1ATI TRUCKING LLC 2197196T542693/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC269495Aug 21, 2024Apr 29, 20254PA
ATI TRUCKING LLC2197196Apr 18, 2024Jul 15, 20242PA
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.
542693ILHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
T542693ILHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCAug 21, 2024Apr 17, 20253
T542693ILATI TRUCKING LLCApr 18, 2024Jul 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026