Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C1G1518715 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 16, 2024
TN
Last seenMay 6, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N1532C1G1518715
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
518715

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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
2016

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 16, 2024 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 12433382923116/ME
Jan 28, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0DMT TRUCKING LLC 7959822923116/ME
Oct 9, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 194108629-23116/ME
Aug 20, 2024KYII · Walk-around0BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 1941086293116/ME
Aug 16, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC 19410862923116/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC1243338May 6, 2026May 6, 20261AL
DMT TRUCKING LLC795982Jan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261AL
BLAIR LOGISTICS LLC1941086Aug 16, 2024Oct 9, 20253AL
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.
2923116MEP&S TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
2923116MEDMT TRUCKING LLCJan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261
29-23116MEBLAIR LOGISTICS LLCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
293116MEBLAIR LOGISTICS LLCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
2923116MEBLAIR LOGISTICS LLCAug 16, 2024Aug 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026