Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830X81002804 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenAug 9, 2023
KY
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TR14830X81002804
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 9, 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
5TR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
002804

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 · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 47 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
2008

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 · Aug 9, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Sep 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Jul 10, 2025ARI · Full0ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
May 30, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Feb 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around1ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Aug 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Jul 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around6ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Mar 28, 2024ARII · Walk-around0ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Feb 28, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
Aug 9, 2023KYII · Walk-around3ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC 1470397158C385/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECLIPSE TRUCKING LLC1470397Aug 9, 2023Feb 25, 202610TX
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.
158C385TXECLIPSE TRUCKING LLCAug 9, 2023Feb 25, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 9, 2026