Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13NZ542C9P1557917 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMar 27, 2024
AR
Last seenMar 18, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
13NZ542C9P1557917
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
Z542C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
557917

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 3 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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 27, 2024 – Mar 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0E2J LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION LLC 4132335331785T/TN
Mar 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1LEGEND EXCAVATING AND TRUCKING INC 3031583331785T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E2J LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION LLC4132335Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251FL
LEGEND EXCAVATING AND TRUCKING INC3031583Mar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241IL
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.
331785TTNE2J LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
331785TTNLEGEND EXCAVATING AND TRUCKING INCMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026