Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C2P1561539 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenDec 3, 2023
MT
Last seenOct 5, 2026
NE
Inspected under 4 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
13N1532C2P1561539
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 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
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
561539

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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
1993

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

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 · Dec 3, 2023 – Oct 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 5, 2026NEIII · Driver-only0—SOFIA CARGO LLC 4133606944744ST/IL
Sep 6, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1—SOFIA CARGO LLC 4133606944744ST/IL
Mar 18, 2026WAII · Walk-around5—UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222944744ST/IL
Dec 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222944744ST/IL
Sep 29, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2OOSUZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222944744ST/IL
Sep 26, 2025COIII · Driver-only1—UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 4127222944744ST/IL
May 21, 2025NYII · Walk-around10—REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323944744ST/IL
Mar 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1—REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC 4040323944744ST/IL
Oct 22, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1—API EXPRESS INC 2558643944744ST/IL
Jul 10, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0—API EXPRESS INC 2558643944744ST/IL
Mar 15, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSAPI EXPRESS INC 2558643944744ST/IL
Feb 24, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0—API EXPRESS INC 2558643944744ST/IL
Feb 23, 2024NYII · Walk-around0—API EXPRESS INC 2558643944744ST/IL
Dec 3, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0—API EXPRESS INC 2558643944744ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOFIA CARGO LLC4133606Sep 6, 2026Oct 5, 20262IL
UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLC4127222Sep 26, 2025Mar 18, 20264IL
REDBEARD TRUCKING LLC4040323Mar 28, 2025May 21, 20252IL
API EXPRESS INC2558643Dec 3, 2023Oct 22, 20246IL
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.
944744STIL2SOFIA CARGO LLCSep 6, 2026 → Oct 5, 20262
944744STIL—UZEX TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 26, 2025 → Mar 18, 20264
944744STIL—REDBEARD TRUCKING LLCMar 28, 2025 → May 21, 20252
944744STIL—API EXPRESS INCDec 3, 2023 → Oct 22, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 9, 2026