Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JM04103J3574844 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 16, 2024
OH
Last seenJun 22, 2026
SD
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
57JM04103J3574844
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 26, 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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
M0410

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
574844

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
2018

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 · Feb 16, 2024 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026SDII · Walk-around0DSK TRANSIT LLC 30924145269272/ME
Nov 25, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSDSK TRANS LLC 37649235269272/ME
Jul 17, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1DSK TRANS LLC 37649235269272/ME
Apr 12, 2024TNII · Walk-around0DSK TRANS LLC 37649235269272/ME
Feb 16, 2024OHII · Walk-around2DSK TRANS LLC 37649235269272/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DSK TRANSIT LLC3092414Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261NV
DSK TRANS LLC3764923Feb 16, 2024Nov 25, 20244IL
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.
5269272ME2DSK TRANSIT LLCJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
5269272MEDSK TRANS LLCFeb 16, 2024Nov 25, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 26, 2026