Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N4482C883547535 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 1, 2023
LA
Last seenOct 2, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
13N4482C883547535
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 4, 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
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
547535

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 80 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
2008

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 1, 2023 – Oct 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 38111CX8619/OK
Sep 30, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 38111CX8619/OK
Aug 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSPACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502CX8619/OK
Feb 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSPACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502CX8619/OK
Sep 1, 2023LAIII · Driver-only3TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC 1510668X77923/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC38111Sep 30, 2025Oct 2, 20252PA
PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC355502Feb 14, 2024Aug 28, 20252IL
TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC1510668Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 20231DE
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.
CX8619OKEVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INCSep 30, 2025Oct 2, 20252
CX8619OKPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCFeb 14, 2024Aug 28, 20252
X77923TXTRI-COAST CARRIERS LLCSep 1, 2023Sep 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 4, 2026