Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830582001540 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJun 26, 2023
PA
Last seenApr 14, 2025
NE
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
5TR14830582001540
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
001540

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
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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025NEIII · Driver-only12JLA CONTRACTING LLC 33107835466615/ME
Apr 8, 2025KSII · Walk-around6OOSJLA CONTRACTING LLC 33107835466615/ME
Jun 25, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1OOS3A TRANSPORT LLC 3918324XMZ8459/PA
Mar 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only43A TRANSPORT LLC 3918324XMZ8459/PA
Nov 10, 2023OHII · Walk-around2OOSDUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC 3069039XMZ8459/NJ
Sep 6, 2023INIII · Driver-only1J R B TRANSPORT CORP 3892869XMZ8459/PA
Jul 14, 2023KYIII · Driver-only3J R B TRANSPORT CORP 3892869XMZ8459/PA
Jun 26, 2023PAI · Full6OOSJ R B TRANSPORT CORP 3892869XMZ8459/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JLA CONTRACTING LLC3310783Apr 8, 2025Apr 14, 20252MD
3A TRANSPORT LLC3918324Mar 29, 2024Jun 25, 20242MD
DUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INC3069039Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 20231MA
J R B TRANSPORT CORP3892869Jun 26, 2023Sep 6, 20233NJ
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.
5466615MEJLA CONTRACTING LLCApr 8, 2025Apr 14, 20252
XMZ8459PA3A TRANSPORT LLCMar 29, 2024Jun 25, 20242
XMZ8459NJDUCAR TRANSPORTS & SERVICES INCNov 10, 2023Nov 10, 20231
XMZ8459PAJ R B TRANSPORT CORPJun 26, 2023Sep 6, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026