Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

57J4482C8H3573817

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenDec 19, 2023
AL
Last seenApr 3, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
573817

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.

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 · Dec 19, 2023 – Apr 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2J A G CONTRACTING EXPRESS LLC 2929585U684936/TN
Dec 19, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0PRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INC 500387U684936/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J A G CONTRACTING EXPRESS LLC2929585Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251GA
PRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INC500387Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231GA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
U684936TNJ A G CONTRACTING EXPRESS LLCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
U684936TNPRESTRESS TRANSPORTATION INCDec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC