Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C371542062 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 16
First seenSep 25, 2023
US
Last seenOct 13, 2025
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C371542062
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
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
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
542062

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 · 808 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 808 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
2007

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 25, 2023 – Oct 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 13, 2025USI · Full13PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Jul 30, 2025USII · Walk-around9PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
May 7, 2025USIII · Driver-only3RICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA 5913578PA8ZC/AZ
Apr 10, 2025USII · Walk-around8RICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA 5913578PA8ZC/AZ
Apr 4, 2025USI · Full16OOSRICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA 5913578PA8ZC/AZ
Apr 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only1PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Mar 29, 2025USIII · Driver-only1PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Feb 25, 2025USIII · Driver-only2PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Sep 11, 2024USI · Full14OOSRP TRUCKING INC 22663218PA8ZC/AZ
Jul 12, 2024USII · Walk-around8OOSPENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZG/AZ
Jun 20, 2024USII · Walk-around6OOSPENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PAGZC/AZ
Jun 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around5PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Apr 16, 2024AZI · Full3PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Apr 2, 2024USI · Full7PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
Jan 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0RP TRUCKING INC 22663218PA8ZC/AZ
Sep 25, 2023USII · Walk-around10PENA LOGISTICS LLC 38817308PA8ZC/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PENA LOGISTICS LLC3881730Sep 25, 2023Oct 13, 202511AZ
RICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA591357Apr 4, 2025May 7, 20253SO
RP TRUCKING INC2266321Jan 2, 2024Sep 11, 20242AZ
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.
8PA8ZCAZPENA LOGISTICS LLCSep 25, 2023Oct 13, 20259
8PA8ZCAZRICARDO ANDRES PENA COTAApr 4, 2025May 7, 20253
8PA8ZCAZRP TRUCKING INCJan 2, 2024Sep 11, 20242
8PA8ZGAZPENA LOGISTICS LLCJul 12, 2024Jul 12, 20241
8PAGZCAZPENA LOGISTICS LLCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026