Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C3L1543159 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 7, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 16, 2026
IN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 25 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
13N2532C3L1543159
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
543159

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 7, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026INII · Walk-around3BRITES TRANSPORTATION LLC 2058918708977ST/IL
Oct 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around5MTR TRANSPORTATION INC 3562041708977ST/IL
Aug 21, 2025MIII · Walk-around1FUGASO LLC 3105934708977ST/IL
May 18, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSFUGASO LLC 3105934708977ST/IL
Sep 3, 2024CAI · Full3TRIDENT TRANSPORTATION INC 3353780708977ST/IL
Jun 7, 2024TXI · Full1OOSTESSIL LOGISTICS INC 3040063708977ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRITES TRANSPORTATION LLC2058918Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261IN
MTR TRANSPORTATION INC3562041Oct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251IL
FUGASO LLC3105934May 18, 2025Aug 21, 20252IL
TRIDENT TRANSPORTATION INC3353780Sep 3, 2024Sep 3, 20241IL
TESSIL LOGISTICS INC3040063Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20241IL
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.
708977STIL2BRITES TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
708977STILMTR TRANSPORTATION INCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
708977STILFUGASO LLCMay 18, 2025Aug 21, 20252
708977STILTRIDENT TRANSPORTATION INCSep 3, 2024Sep 3, 20241
708977STILTESSIL LOGISTICS INCJun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026