Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JM04108J35P1308 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJan 26, 2024
IA
Last seenMay 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
57JM04108J35P1308
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
5P1308

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
2018

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 · Jan 26, 2024 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around2DYLAN EXPRESS INC 3037911271293B/ME
Mar 19, 2026AZII · Walk-around9OOSDYLAN EXPRESS INC 3037911271293B/ME
Feb 3, 2026MIII · Walk-around4JACO LOGISTICS INC 3216205271293B/ME
Apr 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2UNITED LANES EXPRESS LLC 3853111271293B/ME
Feb 14, 2025OKI · Full4OOSUNITED LANES EXPRESS LLC 3853111271293B/ME
Nov 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSUNITED LANES EXPRESS LLC 3853111271293B/ME
Jan 26, 2024IAII · Walk-around4FORWARD LOGISTICS LLC 220104227-1293B/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DYLAN EXPRESS INC3037911Mar 19, 2026May 22, 20262IN
JACO LOGISTICS INC3216205Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261CA
UNITED LANES EXPRESS LLC3853111Nov 18, 2024Apr 2, 20253NJ
FORWARD LOGISTICS LLC2201042Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241TN
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.
271293BMEDYLAN EXPRESS INCMar 19, 2026May 22, 20262
271293BMEJACO LOGISTICS INCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
271293BMEUNITED LANES EXPRESS LLCNov 18, 2024Apr 2, 20253
27-1293BMEFORWARD LOGISTICS LLCJan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026