Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F74827XK990385 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 26, 2024
GA
Last seenJan 27, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F74827XK990385
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1999
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
F7482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
990385

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 13 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Aug 26, 2024 – Jan 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 27, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0MDRT TRANSPORT INC 2790541QA89SP/FL
Oct 8, 2025FLII · Walk-around0AFG EXPRESS LLC 4093439QA89SP/FL
Aug 26, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0LJAY LOGISTICS LLC 3987491QA89SP/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDRT TRANSPORT INC2790541Jan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261FL
AFG EXPRESS LLC4093439Oct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251FL
LJAY LOGISTICS LLC3987491Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241FL
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.
QA89SPFLMDRT TRANSPORT INCJan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261
QA89SPFLAFG EXPRESS LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
QA89SPFLLJAY LOGISTICS LLCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026