Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Heil trailer international Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4226S7127997 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen08/28/2024
GA
Last seen05/14/2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTSA4226S7127997
Make
Heil trailer international
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/25/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 08/28/2024 – 05/14/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/14/2026GAIII · Driver-only1—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343353/ME
03/09/2026GAI · Full0—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343353/ME
04/19/2025GAI · Full0—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343353/ME
02/24/2025GAI · Full1OOSFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343353/ME
09/05/2024GAII · Walk-around0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865343353/ME
08/28/2024GAI · Full0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865343353/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC36270202/24/202505/14/20264TX
ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC104928608/28/202409/05/20242AZ
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.
5343353ME—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC02/24/2025 → 05/14/20264
5343353ME—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC08/28/2024 → 09/05/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026