Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532CXP1552091 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 7, 2023
TN
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
13N2532CXP1552091
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
552091

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
1993

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 7, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026UTIII · Driver-only2MAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884574ST/IL
Nov 28, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0MAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884574ST/IL
Apr 30, 2025OHII · Walk-around1MAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884574ST/IL
Feb 8, 2025MTII · Walk-around2OOSMAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884574ST/IL
Dec 26, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0MAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884574ST/IL
Dec 11, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1MAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884573ST/IL
Sep 22, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2MAXLINE COMPANY 3193606884574ST/IL
May 15, 2024KYII · Walk-around0LIDER TRANSPORT INC 3232653884574ST/IL
Jul 7, 2023TNII · Walk-around1OOSPALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC 3589868884574ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAXLINE COMPANY3193606Sep 22, 2024Feb 20, 20267IL
LIDER TRANSPORT INC3232653May 15, 2024May 15, 20241IL
PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC3589868Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231IL
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.
884574STILMAXLINE COMPANYSep 22, 2024Feb 20, 20266
884573STILMAXLINE COMPANYDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
884574STILLIDER TRANSPORT INCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
884574STILPALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INCJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026