Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153204G1516026 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenAug 24, 2023
NM
Last seenJan 9, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
13N153204G1516026
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
516026

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 · 1,231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,231 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
2016

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Jan 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2025NMI · Full2OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 32526552510961/ME
Nov 8, 2024MII · Full4OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 32526552510961/ME
Jul 25, 2024NMII · Walk-around3OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 32526552510961/ME
Jun 26, 2024CAI · Full3HTS LOGISTICS INC 32526552510961/ME
Jun 26, 2024CAI · Full4OOSHTS LOGISTICS INC 32526552510961/ME
Jun 24, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0HTS LOGISTICS INC 32526552510961/ME
Jan 31, 2024WAII · Walk-around5OOSFAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC 35466502510961/ME
Nov 19, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC 35466502510961/ME
Aug 24, 2023NMII · Walk-around0FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC 35466502510961/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HTS LOGISTICS INC3252655Jun 24, 2024Jan 9, 20256IL
FAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INC3546650Aug 24, 2023Jan 31, 20243IL
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.
2510961MEHTS LOGISTICS INCJun 24, 2024Jan 9, 20256
2510961MEFAIR AND FAST LOGISTICS INCAug 24, 2023Jan 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026