Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Heil Trailer International

5HTAM4520E7H78970 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 15, 2023
SC
Last seenApr 28, 2026
US
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
5HTAM4520E7H78970
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
AM452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
H78970

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 · 118 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 118 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026USI · Full0PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Dec 30, 2025SCII · Walk-around0PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Oct 28, 2025SCII · Walk-around1PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Jun 26, 2025SCI · Full0PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Jan 9, 2025SCI · Full1OOSPILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Oct 24, 2024SCII · Walk-around0PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Jun 24, 2024SCII · Walk-around0PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC 91805071158T/TN
Aug 15, 2023SCII · Walk-around0JH SEALE & SON INC 2051129071158T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC91805Jun 24, 2024Apr 28, 20267TN
JH SEALE & SON INC2051129Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231SC
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.
071158TTN2PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLCJun 24, 2024Apr 28, 20267
071158TTNJH SEALE & SON INCAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026