Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N4482C0T1570389 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 21, 2023
MO
Last seenOct 15, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N4482C0T1570389
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1996
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
570389

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 80 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
1996

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 21, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0JUNKMAN TRUCKING LLC 248450266M6PN/MO
Feb 18, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSGATEWAY LOGISTICS INC 90268278M6ED/MO
Dec 11, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0GATEWAY LOGISTICS INC 90268274M1DH/MO
Sep 21, 2023MOII · Walk-around7OOSGATEWAY LOGISTICS INC 90268293F1GN/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUNKMAN TRUCKING LLC2484502Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251MO
GATEWAY LOGISTICS INC902682Sep 21, 2023Feb 18, 20253MO
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.
66M6PNMOJUNKMAN TRUCKING LLCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
78M6EDMOGATEWAY LOGISTICS INCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
74M1DHMOGATEWAY LOGISTICS INCDec 11, 2023Dec 11, 20231
93F1GNMOGATEWAY LOGISTICS INCSep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026