Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J4482C6H3574318 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 6, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 1, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
57J4482C6H3574318
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
574318

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1J A G CONTRACTING EXPRESS LLC 2929585U701599/TN
Oct 27, 2025TNII · Walk-around0PRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INC 500387U701599/TN
Feb 21, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1E F CORPORATION 113693U701599/TN
Feb 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0PRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INC 500387U701599/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J A G CONTRACTING EXPRESS LLC2929585Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261GA
PRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INC500387Feb 6, 2024Oct 27, 20252GA
E F CORPORATION113693Feb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241PA
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.
U701599TNJ A G CONTRACTING EXPRESS LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
U701599TNPRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 6, 2024Oct 27, 20252
U701599TNE F CORPORATIONFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026