Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F548216K560498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 26, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
1R1F548216K560498
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1R1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F5482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
560498

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

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 7 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026MII · Full9OOSABLA LLC 4012146TUD7097/OH
Aug 27, 2025MOI · Full6ABLA LLC 4012146TTX7724/OH
Apr 23, 2024WYI · Full7OOSHERMES EXPRESS LLC 3032912TRT1109/OH
Mar 6, 2024KYII · Walk-around5OOSHERMES EXPRESS LLC 3032912TRT1109/OH
Sep 7, 2023OHI · Full1SHAX TRANS INC 3470024TRT1109/OH
Aug 21, 2023KYII · Walk-around0SHAX TRANS INC 3470024TRT1109/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ABLA LLC4012146Aug 27, 2025Jun 26, 20262OH
HERMES EXPRESS LLC3032912Mar 6, 2024Apr 23, 20242OH
SHAX TRANS INC3470024Aug 21, 2023Sep 7, 20232OH
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.
TUD7097OH2ABLA LLCJun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261
TTX7724OHABLA LLCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
TRT1109OHHERMES EXPRESS LLCMar 6, 2024Apr 23, 20242
TRT1109OHSHAX TRANS INCAug 21, 2023Sep 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026