Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N44840941522037 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenDec 16, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N44840941522037
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
44840

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
522037

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2004

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 16, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSFORLI TRANSPORTATION LLC 45068654506865/TX
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSFORLI TRANSPORTATION LLC 45068654506865/TX
Mar 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOS401 EXPRESS LLC 344628046W258W/TX
Dec 16, 2025TXI · Full8401 EXPRESS LLC 344628039U517N/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORLI TRANSPORTATION LLC4506865Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20262TX
401 EXPRESS LLC3446280Dec 16, 2025Mar 20, 20262TX
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.
4506865TX2FORLI TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20262
46W258WTX401 EXPRESS LLCMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
39U517NTX401 EXPRESS LLCDec 16, 2025Dec 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026