Fontaine
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Mehmi Financial Group helps businesses finance and lease Fontaine equipment, including trailers, in Canada and the USA. As a brokerage, we compare options from banks, equipment finance companies and alternative lenders for new and used Fontaine units, from dealer purchases to private sales. Approval, rates and terms are set by each lender.
About Fontaine
Fontaine Trailer is headquartered in Haleyville, Alabama, and its legacy dates to 1945. It is a Marmon Highway Technologies company, part of Berkshire Hathaway, and is known as a large platform-trailer maker. Fontaine's Infinity flatbed combines steel mainbeams and crossbracing with aluminum siderails, floor and rear skirt.
Fontaine trailers on our list
Our eligible equipment list includes the Fontaine 55-foot flatbed and Fontaine Trailer Company products. Flatbeds are used for steel, lumber, building materials, machinery and other open-deck freight.
How lenders view Fontaine flatbeds
Flatbeds have a broad resale market. Lenders review model year, deck and crossmember condition, mainbeams, axles, suspension and tires, and the freight the trailer will haul. Combo (steel and aluminum) flatbeds balance weight and durability, which can support values.
Financing Fontaine trailers
Flatbed carriers finance trailers in groups or with tractors. Owner-operators with their own authority may finance a flatbed with their truck. Lenders look at freight contracts and experience.
How Fontaine equipment financing works
Most Fontaine purchases are financed with an equipment loan or a lease. A loan gives you ownership from day one, with the lender registering a security interest (PPSA in Canada, UCC in the USA). A lease keeps title with the lessor and can lower the monthly payment, with a buyout, renewal or return option at the end.
Fontaine equipment we help finance
Financing Fontaine trailers
Trailers are financed alongside trucks or on their own. Lenders review trailer type (dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck, lowboy, dump), model year, axle and suspension setup and, for reefers, the refrigeration unit's hours. Standard dry vans and flatbeds resell widely, while specialized trailers depend more on the buyer's contracts.
Fontaine trailers on our eligible equipment list include Fontaine 55 ft Flatbed Trailer and Fontaine Trailer Company.
What lenders check on a Fontaine trailer
Lenders look at model year, odometer reading, engine and emissions history, and your driving or operating experience. Long-haul use is often reviewed more closely than local or vocational work.
Expect to provide a credit application, recent business bank statements, the dealer quote or bill of sale with serial number and kilometres or miles, and financial statements or tax returns for larger amounts.
See the full list of eligible equipment, compare equipment financing options, or estimate payments with the equipment financing calculator.
All Fontaine models with financing pages
| Model | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Fontaine 55 ft Flatbed Trailer | Trailer | Transportation |
| Fontaine Trailer Company | Trailer | Transportation |
Tax treatment of Fontaine equipment
In Canada, trucks and tractors designed for hauling freight with a gross vehicle weight rating over 11,788 kg generally fall in CCA Class 16, while other trucks and vehicles generally fall in Class 10. Trailers have their own rules, so confirm the class with your accountant. With a loan, you generally claim capital cost allowance and deduct interest. With a true operating lease, lease payments are generally deductible instead. See the CRA classes of depreciable property. In the USA, Section 179 and bonus depreciation may apply; see IRS Publication 946. Always confirm with your accountant.
Frequently asked questions
Can I finance a used Fontaine flatbed?
Yes. Lenders review the deck, crossmembers, mainbeams, axles and tires.
Where is Fontaine based?
Fontaine is headquartered in Haleyville, Alabama.
What is a Fontaine Infinity trailer?
A flatbed combining steel mainbeams and crossbracing with aluminum siderails and floor.
Can a flatbed carrier finance several Fontaine trailers?
Yes. Lenders review freight contracts and fleet financials.
Can I finance a flatbed with my tractor?
Some lenders will finance them together.
Who owns Fontaine?
Fontaine is a Marmon Highway Technologies company, part of Berkshire Hathaway.
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