Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB452497H74870 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenOct 30, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5HTAB452497H74870
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AB452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
H74870

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 112 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
2009

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 · Oct 30, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around1PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Oct 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 247833826-9942D/ME
Mar 21, 2025CAI · Full2PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Oct 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
May 3, 2024CAI · Full0PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Apr 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Mar 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around2ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 1890625269942D/ME
Feb 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1OOSPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Jan 20, 2024CAI · Full1OOSPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Dec 14, 2023CAII · Walk-around1PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Dec 5, 2023CAII · Walk-around2PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
Oct 30, 2023CAII · Walk-around0PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 2478338269942D/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC2478338Oct 30, 2023Jun 12, 202611CA
ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC1890625Mar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241CA
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.
269942DMEPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INCOct 30, 2023Jun 12, 202610
26-9942DMEPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
269942DMEELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INCMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026