Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830782001197 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 24, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
5TR14830782001197
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
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
001197

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CARBAR TRANSPORTATION INC 342464674T869N/TX
May 20, 2026TXI · Full7OOSVICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO 33528642454365/ME
Apr 9, 2026USI · Full1OOSVICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO 33528642454365/ME
Feb 3, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0CARBAR TRANSPORTATION INC 34246462454365/ME
Aug 18, 2025USI · Full2VICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO 33528642454365/ME
Jul 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSVICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO 335286424TLR54365/TX
Jun 23, 2025USI · Full1VICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO 33528642454365/ME
May 7, 2025USIII · Driver-only0VICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO 33528642454365/ME
Aug 24, 2023NMI · Full2GABILONDO LOGISTICS LLC 40895932454365/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBAR TRANSPORTATION INC3424646Feb 3, 2026Jul 22, 20262TX
VICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEO3352864May 7, 2025May 20, 20266CI
GABILONDO LOGISTICS LLC4089593Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231TX
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.
74T869NTX2CARBAR TRANSPORTATION INCJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261
2454365MEVICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEOMay 7, 2025May 20, 20265
2454365MECARBAR TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 3, 2026Feb 3, 20261
24TLR54365TXVICTOR HUGO CARRASCO MORTEOJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
2454365MEGABILONDO LOGISTICS LLCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026