Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE55300N35A0498 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenNov 21, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 28, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
57JE55300N35A0498
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2022
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
E5530

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
5A0498

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 18 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
2022

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 21, 2023 – Mar 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 28, 2026LAII · Walk-around5BBT EXPRESS LLC 3411185PT236T6/PA
Nov 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around5BBT EXPRESS LLC 3411185PT236T6/PA
Mar 16, 2025IAIII · Driver-only4BBT EXPRESS LLC 3411185PT236T6/PA
Sep 18, 2024TNI · Full10OOSBBT EXPRESS LLC 3411185PT236T6/PA
Jun 12, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1BBT EXPRESS LLC 3411185PT236T7/PA
Nov 21, 2023CAII · Walk-around0K A G ENTITIES INC 27141673313034/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BBT EXPRESS LLC3411185Jun 12, 2024Mar 28, 20265PA
K A G ENTITIES INC2714167Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231NV
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.
PT236T6PABBT EXPRESS LLCSep 18, 2024Mar 28, 20264
PT236T7PABBT EXPRESS LLCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
3313034MEK A G ENTITIES INCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 2, 2026