Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830992003454 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 27, 2023
RI
Last seenApr 13, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5TR14830992003454
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2009
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 15, 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
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
003454

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
2009

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around5JOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATION 3694478DP1061/OK
Feb 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around6JOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATION 3694478DP1061/OK
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSJOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATION 3694478DP1061/OK
Jun 26, 2025TXI · Full6OOSJOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATION 36944787924A38/TX
Sep 27, 2023RII · Full5JYT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3845197U675235/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATION3694478Jun 26, 2025Apr 13, 20264TX
JYT TRANSPORTATION LLC3845197Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231NJ
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.
DP1061OKJOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATIONDec 31, 2025Apr 13, 20263
7924A38TXJOHNNIE CHATTMON TRUCKING CORPORATIONJun 26, 2025Jun 26, 20251
U675235TNJYT TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 15, 2026