Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE52303L3576572 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenFeb 7, 2024
NC
Last seenAug 21, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
57JE52303L3576572
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
E5230

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
576572

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 22 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 · Feb 7, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Jun 16, 2026SCIII · Driver-only5MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Apr 24, 2026GAII · Walk-around3MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Sep 3, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Jun 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
May 5, 2025USV · Vehicle-only6MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Mar 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1OOSMADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Jan 14, 2025ALII · Walk-around13OOSMADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Jan 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1DELTA EXPRESS SERVICES INC 28410185165164/ME
Oct 15, 2024SCIII · Driver-only1MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
Feb 7, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1MADISON EXPRESS LLC 18414775165164/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MADISON EXPRESS LLC1841477Feb 7, 2024Aug 21, 202610SC
DELTA EXPRESS SERVICES INC2841018Jan 2, 2025Jan 2, 20251NC
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.
5165164ME2MADISON EXPRESS LLCFeb 7, 2024Aug 21, 202610
5165164MEDELTA EXPRESS SERVICES INCJan 2, 2025Jan 2, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026