Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J4482C3L3577444 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenApr 2, 2024
NJ
Last seenMar 12, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57J4482C3L3577444
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2020
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 2, 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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
577444

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 · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 11 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
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Apr 2, 2024 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026NJII · Walk-around6OOSJR'S EXCAVATING INC 2153974PT519L3/PA
Aug 4, 2025PAII · Walk-around2OOSCHRIS JACKSON 3505037PT519L3/PA
Jun 18, 2024PAIII · Driver-only6BELLA LOGISTICS INC 3104417PT519L3/PA
Apr 24, 2024PAIII · Driver-only3BELLA LOGISTICS INC 3104417PT519L3/PA
Apr 2, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0BELLA LOGISTICS INC 3104417PT519L3/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JR'S EXCAVATING INC2153974Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261PA
CHRIS JACKSON3505037Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251PA
BELLA LOGISTICS INC3104417Apr 2, 2024Jun 18, 20243PA
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.
PT519L3PAJR'S EXCAVATING INCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
PT519L3PACHRIS JACKSONAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
PT519L3PABELLA LOGISTICS INCApr 2, 2024Jun 18, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026