Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C5K1535255 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 10, 2024
FL
Last seenJan 13, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N2532C5K1535255
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
535255

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
2019

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 10, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1USPENN EXPRESS 36068525348574/ME
Feb 6, 2025WIII · Walk-around5USPENN EXPRESS 36068525348574/ME
Nov 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around5OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905348547/ME
Oct 31, 2024MDII · Walk-around0PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905348547/ME
Sep 26, 2024NEII · Walk-around1YAKUBOV LLC 32372745348547/ME
Apr 10, 2024FLII · Walk-around4USPENN EXPRESS 36068523049315/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USPENN EXPRESS3606852Apr 10, 2024Jan 13, 20263PA
PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC3495990Oct 31, 2024Nov 12, 20242MD
YAKUBOV LLC3237274Sep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241PA
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.
5348574MEUSPENN EXPRESSFeb 6, 2025Jan 13, 20262
5348547MEPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 31, 2024Nov 12, 20242
5348547MEYAKUBOV LLCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
3049315MEUSPENN EXPRESSApr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026