Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Heil trailer international Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4422K7601778 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen12/13/2023
TN
Last seen09/16/2025
SD
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
5HTSA4422K7601778
Make
Heil trailer international
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/01/2026
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 · 12/13/2023 – 09/16/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/16/2025SDIII · Driver-only2—HOWES OIL CO INC 12728U198695/SD
06/18/2024ALII · Walk-around0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 1049286461652T/TN
05/23/2024TNI · Full0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 1049286461652T/UK
05/09/2024ALII · Walk-around0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 1049286461652T/TN
12/13/2023TNI · Full0—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 1049286461652T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWES OIL CO INC1272809/16/202509/16/20251SD
ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC104928612/13/202306/18/20244AZ
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.
U198695SD—HOWES OIL CO INC09/16/2025 → 09/16/20251
461652TTN—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC12/13/2023 → 06/18/20243
461652TUK—ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC05/23/2024 → 05/23/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/01/2026