Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145204R1559945 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenFeb 13, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 18, 2024
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
13N145204R1559945
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
559945

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
1994

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Jul 18, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSPHOENIX CORPORATION 288256188B224/TX
Mar 18, 2024USII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V 558899166B224/TX
Feb 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSRELIANCE INC 143532188B224/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX CORPORATION288256Jul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241GA
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V558899Mar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241TA
RELIANCE INC143532Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241AZ
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.
188B224TXPHOENIX CORPORATIONJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
166B224TXTRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C VMar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241
188B224TXRELIANCE INCFeb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026