Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C3L1538351 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenNov 28, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MD
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 32 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
13N2532C3L1538351
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
538351

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 · Nov 28, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSAURORA FREIGHT LINES INC 2837637PT622L4/PA
Jan 20, 2026DEIII · Driver-only1AURORA FREIGHT LINES INC 2837637PT622L4/PA
Nov 11, 2025TNI · Full5OOSAURORA FREIGHT LINES INC 2837637PT622L4/PA
Nov 6, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1AURORA FREIGHT LINES INC 2837637PT622L4/PA
May 23, 2025INIII · Driver-only1AURORA FREIGHT LINES INC 2837637PT622L4/PA
Dec 11, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1ROTANGA TRANSPORT LIMITED 3030136PT622L4/PA
Dec 9, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1ROTANGA TRANSPORT LIMITED 3030136PT622LY/PA
Jun 23, 2024MTII · Walk-around0THE TIME TRANS INC 3568201PT622L4/PA
Apr 15, 2024KYII · Walk-around2CG 1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2947252PT622L4/PA
Apr 9, 2024NYII · Walk-around5OOSCG 1 TRANSPORTATION INC 2947252PT622L4/PA
Nov 28, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC 2487340PT622L4/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AURORA FREIGHT LINES INC2837637May 23, 2025Jul 31, 20265PA
ROTANGA TRANSPORT LIMITED3030136Dec 9, 2024Dec 11, 20242IL
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Jun 23, 2024Jun 23, 20241IN
CG 1 TRANSPORTATION INC2947252Apr 9, 2024Apr 15, 20242WI
BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC2487340Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 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.
PT622L4PA2AURORA FREIGHT LINES INCMay 23, 2025Jul 31, 20265
PT622L4PAROTANGA TRANSPORT LIMITEDDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
PT622LYPAROTANGA TRANSPORT LIMITEDDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
PT622L4PATHE TIME TRANS INCJun 23, 2024Jun 23, 20241
PT622L4PACG 1 TRANSPORTATION INCApr 9, 2024Apr 15, 20242
PT622L4PABARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLCNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026