Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830682001384 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJan 22, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
5TR14830682001384
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
001384

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 22, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ARS COMPANY LLC 435363367P854N/TX
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSARS COMPANY LLC 435363390N753N/TX
Jan 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSARS COMPANY LLC 435363329T561N/TX
Jan 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ARS COMPANY LLC 435363381M536N/TX
Oct 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSARS COMPANY LLC 435363335R397N/TX
Oct 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ARS COMPANY LLC 435363339P394N/TX
Oct 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSARS COMPANY LLC 435363369P380N/TX
Feb 22, 2024USI · Full2AKNA TRANSPORTES S DE RL DE CV 1856796U593153/TN
Jan 22, 2024COIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317U593154/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARS COMPANY LLC4353633Oct 2, 2025Jul 15, 20267TX
AKNA TRANSPORTES S DE RL DE CV1856796Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241TA
TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC159317Jan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241TN
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.
67P854NTX2ARS COMPANY LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
90N753NTXARS COMPANY LLCMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
29T561NTXARS COMPANY LLCJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
81M536NTXARS COMPANY LLCJan 9, 2026Jan 9, 20261
35R397NTXARS COMPANY LLCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
39P394NTXARS COMPANY LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
69P380NTXARS COMPANY LLCOct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251
U593153TNAKNA TRANSPORTES S DE RL DE CVFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
U593154TNTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLCJan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026