Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C6L1543107 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 16, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 11, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
13N2532C6L1543107
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
543107

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 · Jul 16, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026OHIII · Driver-only2GT XPRESS INC 2836194704586ST/IL
Jan 12, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1GT XPRESS INC 2836194704586ST/IL
Nov 7, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1MANAS EXPRESS CORP 2508694704586ST/IL
Oct 25, 2024KYII · Walk-around0MANAS EXPRESS CORP 2508694704586ST/IL
Oct 10, 2024WII · Full1MANAS EXPRESS CORP 2508694704586ST/IL
Jun 20, 2024KYI · Full1TESSIL LOGISTICS INC 3040063704586ST/IL
Jul 19, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0AGS FREIGHT INCORPORATED 3685947704586ST/IL
Jul 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around6AGS FREIGHT INCORPORATED 3685947704586ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GT XPRESS INC2836194Jan 12, 2026Jun 11, 20262IL
MANAS EXPRESS CORP2508694Oct 10, 2024Nov 7, 20243IL
TESSIL LOGISTICS INC3040063Jun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241IL
AGS FREIGHT INCORPORATED3685947Jul 16, 2023Jul 19, 20232OH
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.
704586STILGT XPRESS INCJan 12, 2026Jun 11, 20262
704586STILMANAS EXPRESS CORPOct 10, 2024Nov 7, 20243
704586STILTESSIL LOGISTICS INCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
704586STILAGS FREIGHT INCORPORATEDJul 16, 2023Jul 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026