Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N4482C383545692 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 17, 2024
WI
Last seenJan 23, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
13N4482C383545692
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
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
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
545692

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
2008

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 17, 2024 – Jan 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2025KYII · Walk-around0COLUMBIA CITY IRON & METAL LLC 30403473047330/ME
Nov 13, 2024MIII · Walk-around1A & S OVERSIZED TRANSPORT LLC 42740753047330/ME
Sep 17, 2024WIII · Walk-around0COLUMBIA CITY IRON & METAL LLC 30403473047330/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COLUMBIA CITY IRON & METAL LLC3040347Sep 17, 2024Jan 23, 20252IN
A & S OVERSIZED TRANSPORT LLC4274075Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241IN
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.
3047330MECOLUMBIA CITY IRON & METAL LLCSep 17, 2024Jan 23, 20252
3047330MEA & S OVERSIZED TRANSPORT LLCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026