Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR1482CX82000556 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 12, 2024
FL
Last seenFeb 26, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
5TR1482CX82000556
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5TR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000556

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 4 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
2008

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

  • 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 12, 2024 – Feb 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0CHUMILOS TRUCKING LLC 4341288QA61BG/FL
May 8, 2024FLII · Walk-around1USA FORTUNE TRUCKING LLC 3179340QA61BG/FL
Jan 12, 2024FLI · Full7USA FORTUNE TRUCKING LLC 3179340QA61BG/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHUMILOS TRUCKING LLC4341288Feb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251FL
USA FORTUNE TRUCKING LLC3179340Jan 12, 2024May 8, 20242FL
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.
QA61BGFLCHUMILOS TRUCKING LLCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
QA61BGFLUSA FORTUNE TRUCKING LLCJan 12, 2024May 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026