Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB432717H65118 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 27, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5HTAB432717H65118
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AB432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
H65118

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
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 490 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 490 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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Heil Trailer International

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 · Jan 27, 2024 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around1STAR TRANSPORT L L C 8639743149605/ME
Nov 1, 2025ARI · Full3OOSCRONEY TRANSPORT LLC 36908613149605/ME
Aug 6, 2025ARI · Full3CRONEY TRANSPORT LLC 369086131-49605/ME
Oct 12, 2024ARI · Full4OOSCRONEY TRANSPORT LLC 36908613149605/ME
Feb 23, 2024ARII · Walk-around0CRONEY TRANSPORT LLC 36908613149605/ME
Jan 27, 2024ARII · Walk-around0CRONEY TRANSPORT LLC 36908613149605/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR TRANSPORT L L C863974Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261KS
CRONEY TRANSPORT LLC3690861Jan 27, 2024Nov 1, 20255AR
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.
3149605ME2STAR TRANSPORT L L CJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
3149605MECRONEY TRANSPORT LLCJan 27, 2024Nov 1, 20254
31-49605MECRONEY TRANSPORT LLCAug 6, 2025Aug 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026