Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J4482C1P35A0895 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 17, 2024
NC
Last seenDec 15, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
57J4482C1P35A0895
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
5A0895

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 11 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
2023

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 · Oct 17, 2024 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1METROMONT LLC 77970281366PT/SC
Oct 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HENSLEY'S TRUCKING LLC 352497781366PT/SC
Oct 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0M J J TRUCKING LLC 310134881366PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METROMONT LLC779702Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251SC
HENSLEY'S TRUCKING LLC3524977Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251SC
M J J TRUCKING LLC3101348Oct 17, 2024Oct 17, 20241SC
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.
81366PTSCMETROMONT LLCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
81366PTSCHENSLEY'S TRUCKING LLCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
81366PTSCM J J TRUCKING LLCOct 17, 2024Oct 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026