Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153206S1573109 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 6, 2024
VA
Last seenMar 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
13N153206S1573109
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
573109

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
1995

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 6, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around0DENVER CARGO INC 3585416U52239/ME
Jan 27, 2026COIII · Driver-only0DENVER CARGO INC 3585416530-9132/ME
Oct 21, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0DENVER CARGO INC 35854165309132/ME
Sep 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around0LEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 32831885309132/ME
Sep 11, 2024PAII · Walk-around0MMJ TRANSPORTATION INC 13456165309132/ME
Sep 6, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0MMJ TRANSPORTATION INC 13456165309132/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DENVER CARGO INC3585416Oct 21, 2025Mar 17, 20263IA
LEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC3283188Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241IN
MMJ TRANSPORTATION INC1345616Sep 6, 2024Sep 11, 20242IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
U52239MEDENVER CARGO INCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
530-9132MEDENVER CARGO INCJan 27, 2026Jan 27, 20261
5309132MEDENVER CARGO INCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
5309132MELEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCSep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241
5309132MEMMJ TRANSPORTATION INCSep 6, 2024Sep 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026