Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Heil trailer international Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4228S7127998 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seen07/28/2024
TN
Last seen04/03/2026
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
5HTSA4228S7127998
Make
Heil trailer international
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/20/2026
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 · 07/28/2024 – 04/03/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/03/2026GAI · Full0—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
02/17/2026TNI · Full0—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
01/14/2026USI · Full0—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
05/13/2025GAI · Full1—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
04/23/2025GAI · Full0—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
11/19/2024GAI · Full0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865343354/ME
07/28/2024TNI · Full0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865343354/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC36270204/23/202504/03/20265TX
ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC104928607/28/202411/19/20242AZ
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.
5343354ME—FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC04/23/2025 → 04/03/20265
5343354ME—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC07/28/2024 → 11/19/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/20/2026