Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830X82001565 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenMay 7, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 14, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 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
5TR14830X82001565
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
001565

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 · May 7, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026KYI · Full3OOSCHITO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680644PT231Y2/PA
Jul 14, 2026KYI · Full3OOSCHITO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680644PT231Y2/PA
Apr 29, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSCHITO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3680644PT231Y2/PA
Oct 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NARANJO ENTERPRISES LLC 2430819092C521/TX
May 29, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1NARANJO ENTERPRISES LLC 2430819092C521/TX
May 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around2NARANJO ENTERPRISES LLC 24308190920521/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHITO TRANSPORTATION LLC3680644Apr 29, 2026Jul 14, 20263PA
NARANJO ENTERPRISES LLC2430819May 7, 2024Oct 13, 20253TX
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.
PT231Y2PA2CHITO TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 29, 2026Jul 14, 20263
092C521TXNARANJO ENTERPRISES LLCMay 29, 2024Oct 13, 20252
0920521TXNARANJO ENTERPRISES LLCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026