Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C7L1543116 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 13
First seenMay 8, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 25, 2026
MD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C7L1543116
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
543116

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 8, 2024 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026MDII · Walk-around2SOFIA CARGO LLC 4133606704577ST/IL
Jun 23, 2026WYIII · Driver-only4OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
May 6, 2026ILIII · Driver-only2UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Apr 3, 2026OHIII · Driver-only3UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Feb 11, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Feb 11, 2026WAII · Walk-around5OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Aug 11, 2025INIII · Driver-only3UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Aug 7, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Jul 26, 2025WAII · Walk-around3OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Jul 13, 2025UTI · Full6OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222704577ST/IL
Feb 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSAIBEK INC 3706850704577ST/IL
Jun 26, 2024MOII · Walk-around3OOSCIRCLE PRIME INC 3444606704577ST/IL
May 8, 2024LAII · Walk-around2CIRCLE PRIME INC 3444606704577ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOFIA CARGO LLC4133606Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261IL
UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC4127222Jul 13, 2025Jun 23, 20269IL
AIBEK INC3706850Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251AL
CIRCLE PRIME INC3444606May 8, 2024Jun 26, 20242IL
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.
704577STIL2SOFIA CARGO LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
704577STIL2UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 13, 2025Jun 23, 20269
704577STILAIBEK INCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
704577STILCIRCLE PRIME INCMay 8, 2024Jun 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026