Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830782001183 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 16, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
5TR14830782001183
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
001183

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 16, 2024 – Feb 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 3, 2026TXIII · Driver-only7OOSMRT CORP LLC 4452096DF2155/OK
Sep 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSOBREGON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 4424014DF2155/OK
Mar 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around6SILVER WOLF EXPRESS LLC 3453600DF2155/OK
Nov 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSSILVER WOLF EXPRESS LLC 3453600DF2155/OK
Oct 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around1SILVER WOLF EXPRESS LLC 3453600DF2155/OK
Aug 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around6EDR FREIGHT LLC 3179064DF2155/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MRT CORP LLC4452096Feb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261TX
OBREGON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC4424014Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251TX
SILVER WOLF EXPRESS LLC3453600Oct 23, 2024Mar 21, 20253TX
EDR FREIGHT LLC3179064Aug 16, 2024Aug 16, 20241TX
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.
DF2155OKMRT CORP LLCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
DF2155OKOBREGON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLCSep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251
DF2155OKSILVER WOLF EXPRESS LLCOct 23, 2024Mar 21, 20253
DF2155OKEDR FREIGHT LLCAug 16, 2024Aug 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026