Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F3482X5K550461 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 10, 2024
TN
Last seenJul 14, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1R1F3482X5K550461
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 16, 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
1R1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F3482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
550461

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

Prefix basis · 242 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 242 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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer

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 · Dec 10, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1THREE K TRUCKING LLC 2201088S0A175/KY
Jul 14, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1THREE K TRUCKING LLC 2201088S0A175/KY
Jul 13, 2025KSII · Walk-around0BELL LOGISTICS CO 1728782TQD9217/OH
Jun 27, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0BELL LOGISTICS CO 1728782TQD9217/OH
Dec 10, 2024TNI · Full2BELL LOGISTICS CO 1728782TQD9217/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THREE K TRUCKING LLC2201088Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20262KY
BELL LOGISTICS CO1728782Dec 10, 2024Jul 13, 20253OH
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.
S0A175KY2THREE K TRUCKING LLCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20262
TQD9217OHBELL LOGISTICS COJun 27, 2025Jul 13, 20252
TQD9217UKBELL LOGISTICS CODec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026