Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR24830892003482 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJan 13, 2025
CO
Last seenMay 26, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5TR24830892003482
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2009
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 4, 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
24830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
003482

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 8 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
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

  • 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 · Jan 13, 2025 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026FLII · Walk-around22OOSSTONES LOGISTICS LLC 4340608QA83UH/FL
Dec 18, 2025PAII · Walk-around13OOSTRINIDAD XPRESS INC 3095199QA83UH/FL
Nov 13, 2025IAI · Full0TRINIDAD XPRESS INC 3095199QA83UH/FL
Sep 28, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0TRINIDAD XPRESS INC 3095199QA83UH/FL
Aug 7, 2025MIII · Walk-around4OOSTRINIDAD XPRESS INC 3095199QA83UH/FL
Aug 5, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0TRINIDAD XPRESS INC 3095199QA83UH/FL
Jan 13, 2025COIII · Driver-only1TRINIDAD XPRESS INC 3095199QA83UH/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STONES LOGISTICS LLC4340608May 26, 2026May 26, 20261NJ
TRINIDAD XPRESS INC3095199Jan 13, 2025Dec 18, 20256FL
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.
QA83UHFLSTONES LOGISTICS LLCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
QA83UHFLTRINIDAD XPRESS INCJan 13, 2025Dec 18, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 4, 2026