Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE52304P35A1820 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 22, 2023
LA
Last seenMay 15, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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

VIN
57JE52304P35A1820
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
E5230

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
5A1820

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 22 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 22, 2023 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026LAII · Walk-around0PELICAN RENTALS AND SERVICES LLC 3693208J911134/LA
May 15, 2026LAII · Walk-around0PELICAN RENTALS AND SERVICES LLC 3693208J911134/LA
Jan 13, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0PELICAN RENTALS AND SERVICES LLC 3693208J911134/LA
Oct 30, 2025LAII · Walk-around1OOSPELICAN RENTALS AND SERVICES LLC 3693208J911134/LA
Aug 22, 2023LAI · Full2OOSFIVE F TRANSPORTATION LLC 3148461J911134/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PELICAN RENTALS AND SERVICES LLC3693208Oct 30, 2025May 15, 20264LA
FIVE F TRANSPORTATION LLC3148461Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231LA
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.
J911134LA2PELICAN RENTALS AND SERVICES LLCOct 30, 2025May 15, 20264
J911134LAFIVE F TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026