Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830582001828 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJan 8, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 25, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
5TR14830582001828
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
001828

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 · Jan 8, 2024 – Apr 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC 40036624SM4145/CA
Feb 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC 40036624SM4145/CA
Oct 25, 2024CAI · Full0FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC 40036624SM4145/CA
Jul 31, 2024CAI · Full1FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC 40036624SM4145/CA
Jul 16, 2024CAI · Full0FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC 40036624SM4145/CA
Jul 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around1IMPACT TRANSPORTATION LLC 6198054SM4145/CA
Jan 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC 40036624SM4145/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAB5 TRUCKIN LLC4003662Jan 8, 2024Apr 25, 20256CA
IMPACT TRANSPORTATION LLC619805Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4SM4145CAFAB5 TRUCKIN LLCJan 8, 2024Apr 25, 20256
4SM4145CAIMPACT TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026