Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Specialized Inc

4LF4G482213510978 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 4, 2024
FL
Last seenJun 1, 2026
NC
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
4LF4G482213510978
Make
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
4LF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4G482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
510978

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 SPECIALIZED INC

Prefix basis · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE SPECIALIZED INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Specialized Inc

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 · Jan 4, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2JOFRO TRANSPORT LLC 4528739QA33CE/FL
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSJOFRO TRANSPORT LLC 4528739QA33CE/FL
Apr 24, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2GASPARO TRUCKING LLC 2869656QA33CE/FL
Nov 14, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1GASPARO TRUCKING LLC 2869656QA33CE/FL
Jun 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around2GASPARO TRUCKING LLC 2869656QA33CE/FL
May 8, 2024MSII · Walk-around0ALMENAS TRANSPORT LLC 2181450QA33CE/FL
Jan 4, 2024FLII · Walk-around5OOSGASPARO TRUCKING LLC 2869656QA33CE/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOFRO TRANSPORT LLC4528739May 29, 2026Jun 1, 20262FL
GASPARO TRUCKING LLC2869656Jan 4, 2024Apr 24, 20254FL
ALMENAS TRANSPORT LLC2181450May 8, 2024May 8, 20241TX
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.
QA33CEFLJOFRO TRANSPORT LLCMay 29, 2026Jun 1, 20262
QA33CEFLGASPARO TRUCKING LLCJan 4, 2024Apr 24, 20254
QA33CEFLALMENAS TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2024May 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026