Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE52308P35A2629 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 20, 2023
NH
Last seenOct 1, 2025
ME
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
57JE52308P35A2629
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
5A2629

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Oct 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 1, 2025MEIII · Driver-only2OOSBEACH FRONT PROPERTIES LLC 31656125276642/ME
Apr 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0MERRILL SERVICE CO INC 4222425276642/ME
Aug 20, 2024SDIII · Driver-only4HEAVY HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 35079445276642/ME
Jun 27, 2024LAII · Walk-around4HEAVY HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 35079445276642/ME
Sep 20, 2023NHII · Walk-around3OOSHB TRUCKING LLC 25651085276642/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEACH FRONT PROPERTIES LLC3165612Oct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251ME
MERRILL SERVICE CO INC422242Apr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251MA
HEAVY HAUL TRANSPORT LLC3507944Jun 27, 2024Aug 20, 20242OH
HB TRUCKING LLC2565108Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231NH
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.
5276642MEBEACH FRONT PROPERTIES LLCOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
5276642MEMERRILL SERVICE CO INCApr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251
5276642MEHEAVY HAUL TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2024Aug 20, 20242
5276642MEHB TRUCKING LLCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026