Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4525L7104417 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 24
First seenJun 13, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 20, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5HTSA4525L7104417
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2020
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
SA452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
104417

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 · 305 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 305 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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026NCII · Walk-around0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 931372PG13699/IN
Mar 13, 2026USI · Full1HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 93137229-39804/ME
Feb 25, 2026USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 93137229-39804/ME
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Oct 2, 2025NCI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Sep 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Jul 15, 2025USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Jun 18, 2025USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Nov 25, 2024NCI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Oct 31, 2024USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 93137229-39804/ME
Oct 10, 2024NCI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Oct 8, 2024USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 93137229-39804/ME
Sep 25, 2024USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/NC
Sep 18, 2024NCI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 93137229TLR39804/IN
Jun 10, 2024USI · Full0HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC 9313722939804/ME
Apr 25, 2024USI · Full0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632939804/NC
Feb 8, 2024USI · Full0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 32846329-39804/ME
Jan 11, 2024NCII · Walk-around0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632939804/ME
Nov 1, 2023USI · Full0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 32846329TLR39804/ME
Oct 25, 2023NCI · Full1OOSHILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632939804/ME
Aug 7, 2023USI · Full0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632939804/ME
Aug 1, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632933804/ME
Jun 30, 2023NCII · Walk-around0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632939804/ME
Jun 13, 2023NCII · Walk-around0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632939804/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLC931372Jun 10, 2024May 20, 202615NC
HILCO TRANSPORT INC328463Jun 13, 2023Apr 25, 20249NC
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.
PG13699INHILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
29-39804MEHILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLCOct 8, 2024Mar 13, 20264
2939804MEHILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2024Jan 15, 20268
2939804NCHILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
29TLR39804INHILCO LIQUID TRANSPORT LLCSep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241
2939804NCHILCO TRANSPORT INCApr 25, 2024Apr 25, 20241
29-39804MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCFeb 8, 2024Feb 8, 20241
2939804MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCJun 13, 2023Jan 11, 20245
29TLR39804MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCNov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231
2933804MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCAug 1, 2023Aug 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026