Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830382001388 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenApr 28, 2025
CA
Last seenAug 31, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TR14830382001388
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 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
5TR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
001388

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.

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 · Apr 28, 2025 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026CAI · Full15OOSMARCO A HERRERA 36207074PB4194/CA
Jan 22, 2026CAI · Full3—ARREOLA VEGA TRUCKING LLC 43535094PB4194/CA
May 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSARREOLA VEGA TRUCKING LLC 43535094PB4194/CA
May 1, 2025CAI · Full0—ARREOLA VEGA TRUCKING LLC 43535094PB4194/CA
Apr 28, 2025CAI · Full1—ARREOLA VEGA TRUCKING LLC 43535094PB4194/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARCO A HERRERA3620707Aug 31, 2026Aug 31, 20261CA
ARREOLA VEGA TRUCKING LLC4353509Apr 28, 2025Jan 22, 20264CA
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.
4PB4194CA2MARCO A HERRERAAug 31, 2026 → Aug 31, 20261
4PB4194CA—ARREOLA VEGA TRUCKING LLCApr 28, 2025 → Jan 22, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 7, 2026