Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JM05106P35P2505 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 12, 2023
MD
Last seenNov 2, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57JM05106P35P2505
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
M0510

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
5P2505

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 · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 34 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 12, 2023 – Nov 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 2, 2025OHII · Walk-around8OOSAMERICAN HEAVY HAUL INC 36528145149013/ME
Feb 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1TRUCK RIDER LLC 37168965149013/ME
Sep 3, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1TRUCK RIDER LLC 37168965149013/ME
Dec 4, 2023LAII · Walk-around4PANDA TRUCKS LLC 32610055149013/ME
Oct 3, 2023VAIII · Driver-only1PANDA TRUCKS LLC 32610055149013/ME
Jul 12, 2023MDII · Walk-around1PANDA TRUCKS LLC 32610055149013/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN HEAVY HAUL INC3652814Nov 2, 2025Nov 2, 20251OH
TRUCK RIDER LLC3716896Sep 3, 2024Feb 11, 20252OH
PANDA TRUCKS LLC3261005Jul 12, 2023Dec 4, 20233FL
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.
5149013MEAMERICAN HEAVY HAUL INCNov 2, 2025Nov 2, 20251
5149013METRUCK RIDER LLCSep 3, 2024Feb 11, 20252
5149013MEPANDA TRUCKS LLCJul 12, 2023Dec 4, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026