Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14820391549327 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seenJul 22, 2023
OK
Last seenAug 31, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
13N14820391549327
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
549327

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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
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 · Jul 22, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0C ORTIZ TRUCKING LLC 4259934X72208/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3C ORTIZ TRUCKING LLC 4259934X72208/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3C ORTIZ TRUCKING LLC 4259934X72208/TX
Apr 29, 2026KSIII · Driver-only3C ORTIZ TRUCKING LLC 4259934X72208/TX
Mar 19, 2026IDII · Walk-around2OOSC ORTIZ TRUCKING LLC 4259934X72208/TX
Feb 18, 2025WII · Full13OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
Apr 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around3OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
Nov 21, 2023KSII · Walk-around2JR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
Nov 10, 2023TXI · Full6OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
Sep 21, 2023MSII · Walk-around1OOSJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
Jul 22, 2023OKI · Full5JR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC 1729598X72208/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C ORTIZ TRUCKING LLC4259934Mar 19, 2026Aug 31, 20265FL
JR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLC1729598Jul 22, 2023Feb 18, 20257TX
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.
X72208TX2C ORTIZ TRUCKING LLCMar 19, 2026Aug 31, 20265
X72208TXJR TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS LLCJul 22, 2023Feb 18, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026