Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830271541294 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 14, 2023
MD
Last seenJan 20, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
13N14830271541294
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
541294

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 · 1,781 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,781 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026GAIII · Driver-only9PHELL TRANSPORT LLC 36288015567488/ME
Oct 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around1PHELL TRANSPORT LLC 3628801253228A/ME
Jul 16, 2025PAII · Walk-around2PHELL TRANSPORT LLC 36288015118408/ME
Dec 12, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1PHELL TRANSPORT LLC 36288015118408/ME
Oct 31, 2024OKIII · Driver-only2AVALA EXPRESS LLC 24275895118408/ME
Oct 11, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0AVALA EXPRESS LLC 24275895118408/ME
Nov 20, 2023PAI · Full15OOSPHELL TRANSPORT LLC 36288015118408/ME
Aug 14, 2023MDIII · Driver-only1PHELL TRANSPORT LLC 36288015118408/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHELL TRANSPORT LLC3628801Aug 14, 2023Jan 20, 20266PA
AVALA EXPRESS LLC2427589Oct 11, 2024Oct 31, 20242WI
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.
5567488MEPHELL TRANSPORT LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
253228AMEPHELL TRANSPORT LLCOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
5118408MEPHELL TRANSPORT LLCAug 14, 2023Jul 16, 20254
5118408MEAVALA EXPRESS LLCOct 11, 2024Oct 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026