Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N34820693549500 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJan 2, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 8, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
13N34820693549500
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
549500

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 · Jan 2, 2024 – Apr 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSSOUTHERN TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT LLC 3428224AL28882/NC
Jul 10, 2024IAII · Walk-around18OOSJOSEPH TAYLOR 3242206AL28882/NC
Jan 2, 2024NCII · Walk-around0JOSEPH TAYLOR 3242206AL28882/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT LLC3428224Apr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251NC
JOSEPH TAYLOR3242206Jan 2, 2024Jul 10, 20242NC
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.
AL28882NCSOUTHERN TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT LLCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
AL28882NCJOSEPH TAYLORJan 2, 2024Jul 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026