Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830982001217 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 14, 2024
MT
Last seenApr 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
5TR14830982001217
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
001217

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 · Feb 14, 2024 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSTMG CAPITAL LLC 4254670242C602/TX
Oct 22, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MARQUEZ EXPRESS LLC 3432468242C602/TX
Jul 9, 2024SCIII · Driver-only4MARSHA ENTERPRISE LLC 3027671242C602/TX
Feb 14, 2024MTIII · Driver-only6OOSMARSHA ENTERPRISE LLC 3027671242C602/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TMG CAPITAL LLC4254670Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261TX
MARQUEZ EXPRESS LLC3432468Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251TX
MARSHA ENTERPRISE LLC3027671Feb 14, 2024Jul 9, 20242TX
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.
242C602TXTMG CAPITAL LLCApr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261
242C602TXMARQUEZ EXPRESS LLCOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
242C602TXMARSHA ENTERPRISE LLCFeb 14, 2024Jul 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026