Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C5R1563742 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 9, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 8, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
13N1532C5R1563742
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
563742

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
1994

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 · Sep 9, 2023 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around0DK EXPRESS LLC 37837824VT3569/CA
Oct 21, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DK EXPRESS LLC 37837824VT3569/CA
Jan 16, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DK EXPRESS LLC 37837824VT3569/CA
Sep 23, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0DK EXPRESS LLC 37837824VT3569/CA
Feb 26, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1TA TRANS INC 22911904VT3569/CA
Feb 21, 2024SCII · Walk-around6OOSTA TRANS INC 22911904VT3569/CA
Dec 26, 2023CAII · Walk-around1TA TRANS INC 22911904VT3569/CA
Dec 22, 2023ARII · Walk-around1OOSTA TRANS INC 22911904VT3569/CA
Sep 9, 2023NMI · Full0TA TRANS INC 2291190TEMP/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DK EXPRESS LLC3783782Sep 23, 2024Dec 8, 20254TX
TA TRANS INC2291190Sep 9, 2023Feb 26, 20245IL
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.
4VT3569CADK EXPRESS LLCSep 23, 2024Dec 8, 20254
4VT3569CATA TRANS INCDec 22, 2023Feb 26, 20244
TEMPCATA TRANS INCSep 9, 2023Sep 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026