Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830561536217 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 8, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 16, 2026
LA
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
13N14830561536217
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
536217

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
2006

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 8, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC 732947238B797/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around0EAGLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC 3863216238B797/TX
May 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around2MASON LOGISTICS LLC 3082340238B797/TX
Nov 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around0WISEMAN TRANSPORT LLC 3200765238B797/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC732947Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261LA
EAGLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC3863216Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261TX
MASON LOGISTICS LLC3082340May 13, 2025May 13, 20251TX
WISEMAN TRANSPORT LLC3200765Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 20231TX
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.
238B797TX2BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
238B797TXEAGLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
238B797TXMASON LOGISTICS LLCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
238B797TXWISEMAN TRANSPORT LLCNov 8, 2023Nov 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026