Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C9S1575435 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMar 27, 2025
OH
Last seenJul 7, 2026
OK
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
13N2532C9S1575435
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
575435

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
1995

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 · Mar 27, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026OKIII · Driver-only0GLADIN TRUCKING LLC 3245530556027T/TN
May 27, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0GLADIN TRUCKING LLC 3245530556027T/TN
May 17, 2026IAIII · Driver-only9GLADIN TRUCKING LLC 3245530556027T/TN
Nov 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BINGO TRANS INC 3083811556027T/TN
Oct 9, 2025COIII · Driver-only1BINGO TRANS INC 3083811556027T/TN
Mar 27, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSTGF EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3926703556027T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLADIN TRUCKING LLC3245530May 17, 2026Jul 7, 20263GA
BINGO TRANS INC3083811Oct 9, 2025Nov 19, 20252PA
TGF EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC3926703Mar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251PA
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.
556027TTN2GLADIN TRUCKING LLCMay 17, 2026Jul 7, 20263
556027TTNBINGO TRANS INCOct 9, 2025Nov 19, 20252
556027TTNTGF EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026