Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C5R1562983 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJan 18, 2024
CO
Last seenSep 13, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C5R1562983
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
562983

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
1994

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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Sep 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 13, 2026TNII · Walk-around1—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634ST/IL
May 13, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634ST/IL
Sep 9, 2025ALII · Walk-around0—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634ST/IL
Jul 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634ST/IL
Jul 11, 2025INII · Walk-around0—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634T/IL
Sep 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2OOSMINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634ST/IL
Aug 29, 2024FLI · Full3—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939634ST/IL
Jul 10, 2024LAII · Walk-around1OOSSTATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2177518939645ST/IL
Apr 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—STATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2177518939645ST/IL
Jan 18, 2024COIII · Driver-only3—MINGO EXPRESS INC 3143929939645ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MINGO EXPRESS INC3143929Jan 18, 2024Sep 13, 20268IL
STATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION2177518Apr 24, 2024Jul 10, 20242FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
939634STIL2MINGO EXPRESS INCAug 29, 2024 → Sep 13, 20266
939634TIL—MINGO EXPRESS INCJul 11, 2025 → Jul 11, 20251
939645STIL—STATUS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONApr 24, 2024 → Jul 10, 20242
939645STIL—MINGO EXPRESS INCJan 18, 2024 → Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026