Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830711597450 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
13N14830711597450
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
597450

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
2001

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 21, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ARA TRANSIT LLC 380872881P859N/TX
Jun 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ARA TRANSIT LLC 380872891W368W/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around4ARA TRANSIT LLC 3808728169B133/TX
Oct 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around3G & K TRUCKING LLC 4379538AZ9634/OK
Oct 22, 2023NEIII · Driver-only5RANDY ROJAS TRANSPORT LLC 3926914AZ9634/OK
Aug 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around7PLACIDO CESAR PEREZ 3523949AZ9634/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARA TRANSIT LLC3808728Mar 30, 2026Jul 17, 20263TX
G & K TRUCKING LLC4379538Oct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251TX
RANDY ROJAS TRANSPORT LLC3926914Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231TX
PLACIDO CESAR PEREZ3523949Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231TX
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.
81P859NTX2ARA TRANSIT LLCJul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261
91W368WTX2ARA TRANSIT LLCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
169B133TXARA TRANSIT LLCMar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261
AZ9634OKG & K TRUCKING LLCOct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251
AZ9634OKRANDY ROJAS TRANSPORT LLCOct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231
AZ9634OKPLACIDO CESAR PEREZAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026