Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148208E1565999 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 21, 2025
KS
Last seenDec 31, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
13N148208E1565999
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
565999

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
2014

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 · Sep 21, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1AC TRUCKING LLC 3234086265118A/ME
Dec 4, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2AC TRUCKING LLC 3234086265118A/ME
Nov 20, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0AC TRUCKING LLC 3234086265118A/ME
Nov 18, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0AC TRUCKING LLC 32340862651181/ME
Sep 21, 2025KSII · Walk-around0MADAIG LLC 3070018265118A/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AC TRUCKING LLC3234086Nov 18, 2025Dec 31, 20254MA
MADAIG LLC3070018Sep 21, 2025Sep 21, 20251IL
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.
265118AMEAC TRUCKING LLCNov 20, 2025Dec 31, 20253
2651181MEAC TRUCKING LLCNov 18, 2025Nov 18, 20251
265118AMEMADAIG LLCSep 21, 2025Sep 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026