Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830172011061 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenOct 2, 2023
ND
Last seenDec 16, 2025
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
5TR14830172011061
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
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
5TR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
011061

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 · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 47 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
2007

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 · Oct 2, 2023 – Dec 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 16, 2025USI · Full5OOSGULF ROYAL LLC 23111465008748/ME
Aug 12, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1OOSGULF ROYAL LLC 23111465008748/ME
Feb 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSGULF ROYAL LLC 23111465008748/ME
Nov 21, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0DISTRIBUIDORA DE PRODUCTOS CARNICOS DE TAMAULIPAS SA DE CV 32067085008748/ME
May 30, 2024TXI · Full8OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RG SA DE CV 9980295008748/ME
Oct 2, 2023NDIII · Driver-only1GULF ROYAL LLC 23111465008748/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF ROYAL LLC2311146Oct 2, 2023Dec 16, 20254TX
DISTRIBUIDORA DE PRODUCTOS CARNICOS DE TAMAULIPAS SA DE CV3206708Nov 21, 2024Nov 21, 20241TA
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RG SA DE CV998029May 30, 2024May 30, 20241TA
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.
5008748MEGULF ROYAL LLCOct 2, 2023Dec 16, 20254
5008748MEDISTRIBUIDORA DE PRODUCTOS CARNICOS DE TAMAULIPAS SA DE CVNov 21, 2024Nov 21, 20241
5008748METRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RG SA DE CVMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026