Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145200S1563867 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMay 12, 2025
AK
Last seenMay 19, 2026
AK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
13N145200S1563867
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
14520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
563867

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 · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 163 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 · May 12, 2025 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026AKII · Walk-around1OOSAMERICAN FAST FREIGHT INC 3407542979SH/AK
Aug 6, 2025AKII · Walk-around0BIG DREAMS TRANSPORT LTD 20420812979SH/AK
Jul 15, 2025AKII · Walk-around0MOUNTAIN VIEW TRUCKING LLC 14785382979SH/AK
May 12, 2025AKIII · Driver-only2MOUNTAIN VIEW TRUCKING LLC 14785382979SH/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN FAST FREIGHT INC340754May 19, 2026May 19, 20261WA
BIG DREAMS TRANSPORT LTD2042081Aug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251AK
MOUNTAIN VIEW TRUCKING LLC1478538May 12, 2025Jul 15, 20252AK
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.
2979SHAKAMERICAN FAST FREIGHT INCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
2979SHAKBIG DREAMS TRANSPORT LTDAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251
2979SHAKMOUNTAIN VIEW TRUCKING LLCMay 12, 2025Jul 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026