Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F948211K510536 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 24, 2023
LA
Last seenMar 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
1R1F948211K510536
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2001
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
F9482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
510536

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 25 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
2001

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0DM3 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3492065172C932/TX
Jan 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0DM3 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3492065172C932/TX
Jun 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around1DM3 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3492065172C932/TX
Apr 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSDM3 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3492065172C932/TX
Nov 16, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0DM3 TRANSPORTATION LLC 3492065172C932/TX
Jun 21, 2024OKIII · Driver-only2SDDRY TRANSPORT LLC 2461630216C966/TX
Oct 24, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1JBBS TRANSPORT LLC 2486570216C966/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DM3 TRANSPORTATION LLC3492065Nov 16, 2024Mar 2, 20265TX
SDDRY TRANSPORT LLC2461630Jun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241TX
JBBS TRANSPORT LLC2486570Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231TX
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.
172C932TXDM3 TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 16, 2024Mar 2, 20265
216C966TXSDDRY TRANSPORT LLCJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 20241
216C966TXJBBS TRANSPORT LLCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026