Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE55307R35A3954 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJan 22, 2024
NY
Last seenOct 23, 2025
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
57JE55307R35A3954
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
E5530

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
5A3954

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 18 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
2024

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 · Jan 22, 2024 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025OKIII · Driver-only8RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341671/ME
May 22, 2025WAII · Walk-around3OOSRELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341672/ME
Feb 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around1RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341672/ME
Jul 19, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341671/ME
Jul 18, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 3906954PXA2122/ME
Jul 16, 2024AZII · Walk-around0RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341671/ME
Jun 6, 2024WVII · Walk-around1RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341672/ME
May 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC 39069545341672/ME
Jan 30, 2024NYII · Walk-around5NEXTGEN HEAVY HAULERS LLC 40702405341672/ME
Jan 22, 2024NYII · Walk-around3NEXTGEN HEAVY HAULERS LLC 40702405341771/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RELIABLETRANSPORT LLC3906954May 1, 2024Oct 23, 20258OH
NEXTGEN HEAVY HAULERS LLC4070240Jan 22, 2024Jan 30, 20242MI
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.
5341671MERELIABLETRANSPORT LLCJul 16, 2024Oct 23, 20253
5341672MERELIABLETRANSPORT LLCMay 1, 2024May 22, 20254
PXA2122MERELIABLETRANSPORT LLCJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
5341672MENEXTGEN HEAVY HAULERS LLCJan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241
5341771MENEXTGEN HEAVY HAULERS LLCJan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026