Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253203R1563863 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 16, 2023
WY
Last seenMar 3, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N253203R1563863
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
563863

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
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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Mar 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2025INIII · Driver-only2OOSD&G LOGISTICS LLC 25857364VR6964/CA
Jun 11, 2024SDII · Walk-around1OOSD&G LOGISTICS LLC 25857364VR6964/CA
Apr 16, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911904VR6964/CA
Aug 26, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911905000748/TN
Jul 6, 2023MIII · Walk-around0TA TRANS INC 22911904VR6964/CA
Jun 16, 2023WYIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 2291190VIN563863/NA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D&G LOGISTICS LLC2585736Jun 11, 2024Mar 3, 20252SD
TA TRANS INC2291190Jun 16, 2023Apr 16, 20244IL
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.
4VR6964CAD&G LOGISTICS LLCJun 11, 2024Mar 3, 20252
4VR6964CATA TRANS INCJul 6, 2023Apr 16, 20242
5000748TNTA TRANS INCAug 26, 2023Aug 26, 20231
VIN563863NATA TRANS INCJun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026