Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145308T1573014 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 1, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 24, 2026
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
13N145308T1573014
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2026
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
14530

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
573014

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 · 68 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 68 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
2026

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 · Nov 1, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026GAII · Walk-around3OOSDAKOTA SOD FARM LLC 4264126TY40Z93/GA
Dec 7, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2DAKOTA SOD FARM LLC 4264126TW41A25/GA
Jun 26, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1SHORTY HUGHES TRUCKING LLC 2339854TW41A25/GA
May 16, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1IRELAND TRANSPORT LLC 3936788TW41A25/GA
Feb 27, 2024GAII · Walk-around5IRELAND TRANSPORT LLC 3936788TW41A25/GA
Dec 7, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1IRELAND TRANSPORT LLC 3936788TW41A25/GA
Nov 1, 2023GAIII · Driver-only5HANK FOLSOM PRODUCE LLC 3046436NONE/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAKOTA SOD FARM LLC4264126Dec 7, 2024Jul 24, 20262GA
SHORTY HUGHES TRUCKING LLC2339854Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241GA
IRELAND TRANSPORT LLC3936788Dec 7, 2023May 16, 20243GA
HANK FOLSOM PRODUCE LLC3046436Nov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231GA
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.
TY40Z93GA2DAKOTA SOD FARM LLCJul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261
TW41A25GADAKOTA SOD FARM LLCDec 7, 2024Dec 7, 20241
TW41A25GASHORTY HUGHES TRUCKING LLCJun 26, 2024Jun 26, 20241
TW41A25GAIRELAND TRANSPORT LLCDec 7, 2023May 16, 20243
NONEGAHANK FOLSOM PRODUCE LLCNov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026