Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C9L1543117 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 18, 2024
PA
Last seenMar 11, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
13N2532C9L1543117
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2020
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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
543117

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 · 1,607 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,607 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
2020

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 · Apr 18, 2024 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026OHII · Walk-around2OOSGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254051041149ST/IL
Jun 27, 2025OHI · Full2TMS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC 2791806704576ST/IL
May 27, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0MANAS EXPRESS CORP 2508694704576ST/IL
Jun 25, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSGT EXPRESS INC 2472326704576ST/IL
Apr 25, 2024NYIII · Driver-only6GT EXPRESS INC 2472326704576ST/IL
Apr 18, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1GT EXPRESS INC 2472326704576ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC3225405Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261IL
TMS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC2791806Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251IL
MANAS EXPRESS CORP2508694May 27, 2025May 27, 20251IL
GT EXPRESS INC2472326Apr 18, 2024Jun 25, 20243IL
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.
1041149STILGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
704576STILTMS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INCJun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251
704576STILMANAS EXPRESS CORPMay 27, 2025May 27, 20251
704576STILGT EXPRESS INCApr 18, 2024Jun 25, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026