Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR1533C992003285 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMar 8, 2024
US
Last seenJul 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TR1533C992003285
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2009
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
1533C

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
003285

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 8, 2024 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026CAI · Full2BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030424XD1434/CA
Jul 8, 2026CAI · Full0BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030424XD1434/CA
Jan 5, 2026AZII · Walk-around2OOSBLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030424XD1434/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAI · Full3OOSGLADIATOR EXPRESS INC 20533362573832/ME
Aug 7, 2024NMII · Walk-around0BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030422573832/ME
May 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030422573832/ME
May 7, 2024CAI · Full4OOSBLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030422573832/ME
Mar 8, 2024USIII · Driver-only0BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC 12030422573832/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INC1203042Mar 8, 2024Jul 13, 20267CA
GLADIATOR EXPRESS INC2053336Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251CA
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.
4XD1434CA2BLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INCJan 5, 2026Jul 13, 20263
2573832MEGLADIATOR EXPRESS INCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
2573832MEBLACK EAGLE TRUCKING INCMar 8, 2024Aug 7, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026