Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148305X1581806 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 26, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
13N148305X1581806
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
581806

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 · 1,781 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,781 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
1999

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around1A'PEXX GLOBALL 4311928J376323/LA
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around1A'PEXX GLOBALL 4311928J376323/LA
Jul 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSTHE PUNISHER TRANSPORT LLC 409780242N212N/TX
Sep 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSLUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ CUTINO 1875928177B373/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A'PEXX GLOBALL4311928Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20262LA
THE PUNISHER TRANSPORT LLC4097802Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251TX
LUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ CUTINO1875928Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231TX
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.
J376323LA2A'PEXX GLOBALLAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20262
42N212NTXTHE PUNISHER TRANSPORT LLCJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
177B373TXLUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ CUTINOSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026