Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830872011042 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 24, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 1, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5TR14830872011042
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
011042

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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Oct 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 1, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2J HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
Sep 15, 2025FLII · Walk-around7OOSJ HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
Apr 3, 2025FLII · Walk-around6J HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
Aug 7, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0J HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
Jan 15, 2024FLII · Walk-around5OCTANE VEHICLE TRANSPORT LLC 24573358160CY/FL
Oct 31, 2023ALII · Walk-around3J HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
Aug 16, 2023GAIII · Driver-only21J HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
Jul 24, 2023SCIII · Driver-only3J HAWK TRANSPORTATION 33501658160CY/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J HAWK TRANSPORTATION3350165Jul 24, 2023Oct 1, 20257FL
OCTANE VEHICLE TRANSPORT LLC2457335Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241FL
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.
8160CYFLJ HAWK TRANSPORTATIONJul 24, 2023Oct 1, 20257
8160CYFLOCTANE VEHICLE TRANSPORT LLCJan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026