Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C6R1566430 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 3, 2024
MN
Last seenOct 4, 2025
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
13N2532C6R1566430
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
566430

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 · Jun 3, 2024 – Oct 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 4, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1GLOBE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 33727755220516/ME
Sep 14, 2025COIII · Driver-only0GLOBE TRANSPORTATION INC 2365562R24646/ME
Jul 2, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSGLOBE TRANSPORTATION INC 23655625220516/ME
Jun 2, 2025AZII · Walk-around4OOSGLOBE TRANSPORTATION INC 23655625220516/ME
Oct 28, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0NIKI EXPRESS INC 32182145220516/ME
Oct 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NIKI EXPRESS INC 32182145220516/ME
Aug 19, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1NIKI EXPRESS INC 32182145220516/ME
Jun 3, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1NIKI EXPRESS INC 32182145220516/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLOBE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC3372775Oct 4, 2025Oct 4, 20251IL
GLOBE TRANSPORTATION INC2365562Jun 2, 2025Sep 14, 20253IL
NIKI EXPRESS INC3218214Jun 3, 2024Oct 28, 20244IL
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.
5220516MEGLOBE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCOct 4, 2025Oct 4, 20251
R24646MEGLOBE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 14, 2025Sep 14, 20251
5220516MEGLOBE TRANSPORTATION INCJun 2, 2025Jul 2, 20252
5220516MENIKI EXPRESS INCJun 3, 2024Oct 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026