Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253202J1526503 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 25, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N253202J1526503
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
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
25320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
526503

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 · 307 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 307 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
2018

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 25, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026CAI · Full0JL FREIGHT LINE LLC 23061654RJ3084/CA
Oct 28, 2025CAI · Full0ALVARENGA TRANSPORT LLC 16467624RJ3084/CA
Jul 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ALVARENGA FREIGHT INC 32239964RJ3084/CA
Oct 17, 2024CAI · Full4ALVARENGA FREIGHT INC 32239964RJ3084/CA
May 24, 2024CAI · Full0ALVARENGA FREIGHT INC 32239964RJ3084/CA
May 8, 2024CAI · Full1ALVARENGA FREIGHT INC 32239964RJ3084/CA
Feb 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0ALVARENGA TRANSPORT LLC 16467624RJ3084/CA
Sep 25, 2023CAI · Full0ALVARENGA TRANSPORT LLC 16467624RJ3084/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JL FREIGHT LINE LLC2306165Aug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261CA
ALVARENGA TRANSPORT LLC1646762Sep 25, 2023Oct 28, 20253CA
ALVARENGA FREIGHT INC3223996May 8, 2024Jul 1, 20254CA
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.
4RJ3084CA2JL FREIGHT LINE LLCAug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261
4RJ3084CAALVARENGA TRANSPORT LLCSep 25, 2023Oct 28, 20253
4RJ3084CAALVARENGA FREIGHT INCMay 8, 2024Jul 1, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026