Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C5R1570968 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenApr 26, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 13, 2025
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
13N2532C5R1570968
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
570968

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 · Apr 26, 2024 – Sep 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 13, 2025WVII · Walk-around1WCP TRANSPORTATION LLC 763762453935T/TN
May 8, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0WCP TRANSPORTATION LLC 763762453935T/TN
Feb 24, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1WCP TRANSPORTATION LLC 7637624539352/TN
Jul 29, 2024ILIII · Driver-only2WCP TRANSPORTATION LLC 763762453935T/TN
Jul 2, 2024CAI · Full0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 32757445393ST/TN
Apr 26, 2024CAI · Full0WCP TRANSPORTATION LLC 763762453935T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WCP TRANSPORTATION LLC763762Apr 26, 2024Sep 13, 20255TN
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241PA
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.
453935TTNWCP TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 26, 2024Sep 13, 20254
4539352TNWCP TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
45393STTNPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026