Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N653290S1566533 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJun 14, 2023
OH
Last seenNov 11, 2024
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
13N653290S1566533
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
65329

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
566533

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5 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
1995

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Nov 11, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 11, 2024KYII · Walk-around3OOSACE TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS AND SERVICES LLC 3730433C372540/ME
Apr 2, 2024KSII · Walk-around13OOSACE HOTSHOT LLC 3439091C372540/ME
Feb 6, 2024WYIII · Driver-only3ACE HOTSHOT LLC 3439091C372540/ME
Jan 26, 2024OHIII · Driver-only2ACE HOTSHOT LLC 3439091C372540/ME
Nov 13, 2023NEII · Walk-around0ACE HOTSHOT LLC 3439091C372540/ME
Sep 9, 2023MTII · Walk-around2OOSACE HOTSHOT LLC 3439091C372540/ME
Jun 14, 2023OHIII · Driver-only3ACE HOTSHOT LLC 34390912991F69/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS AND SERVICES LLC3730433Nov 11, 2024Nov 11, 20241ND
ACE HOTSHOT LLC3439091Jun 14, 2023Apr 2, 20246ND
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.
C372540MEACE TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS AND SERVICES LLCNov 11, 2024Nov 11, 20241
C372540MEACE HOTSHOT LLCSep 9, 2023Apr 2, 20245
2991F69TXACE HOTSHOT LLCJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026