Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N34820393549793 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 26, 2023
TN
Last seenJun 18, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
13N34820393549793
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
34820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
549793

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 · 72 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 72 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
2009

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1EXPEDITED HAULING SPECIALIST LLC 3840772ZQJ549/GA
Apr 1, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1EXPEDITED HAULING SPECIALIST LLC 3840772DL81828/GA
Nov 1, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0BAHF TRUCKING INC 31480607845CX/FL
Sep 26, 2023TNII · Walk-around4OOSBAHF TRUCKING INC 31480607845CX/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPEDITED HAULING SPECIALIST LLC3840772Apr 1, 2026Jun 18, 20262GA
BAHF TRUCKING INC3148060Sep 26, 2023Nov 1, 20232FL
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.
ZQJ549GA2EXPEDITED HAULING SPECIALIST LLCJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
DL81828GAEXPEDITED HAULING SPECIALIST LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
7845CXFLBAHF TRUCKING INCSep 26, 2023Nov 1, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026