Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JM04105L35P1740 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 28, 2024
WI
Last seenMay 9, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
57JM04105L35P1740
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
M0410

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
5P1740

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2020

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 28, 2024 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026LAII · Walk-around1OOSH&R FREIGHT LLC 42427705257923/ME
May 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSH&R FREIGHT LLC 42427705257923/ME
Apr 11, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1H&R FREIGHT LLC 42427705257923/ME
Apr 2, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1H&R FREIGHT LLC 42427705257923/ME
Oct 28, 2024WII · Full11OOSATC FAMILY TRANSPORT INC 34920675257923/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
H&R FREIGHT LLC4242770Apr 2, 2026May 9, 20264FL
ATC FAMILY TRANSPORT INC3492067Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241IL
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.
5257923MEH&R FREIGHT LLCApr 2, 2026May 9, 20264
5257923MEATC FAMILY TRANSPORT INCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026