Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN422187T12990 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenDec 13, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
5HTSN422187T12990
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
SN422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
T12990

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 · 454 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 454 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
2008

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 13, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BENITO HERNANDEZ TRUCKING LLC 1916572152B389/TX
Sep 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BENITO HERNANDEZ TRUCKING LLC 1916572152B389/TX
Aug 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ELIZONDO'S TRUCKING LLC 3849285152B389/TX
May 28, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2ELIZONDO'S TRUCKING LLC 3849285152B389/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ELIZONDO'S TRUCKING LLC 3849285152B389/TX
Sep 19, 2024TXI · Full0KALO TRANSPORT LLC 2953324152B389/TX
Feb 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around0KALO TRANSPORT LLC 2953324152B389/TX
Dec 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0KALO TRANSPORT LLC 2953324152B389/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENITO HERNANDEZ TRUCKING LLC1916572Sep 21, 2025Apr 21, 20262TX
ELIZONDO'S TRUCKING LLC3849285May 20, 2025Aug 11, 20253TX
KALO TRANSPORT LLC2953324Dec 13, 2023Sep 19, 20243TX
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.
152B389TXBENITO HERNANDEZ TRUCKING LLCSep 21, 2025Apr 21, 20262
152B389TXELIZONDO'S TRUCKING LLCMay 20, 2025Aug 11, 20253
152B389TXKALO TRANSPORT LLCDec 13, 2023Sep 19, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026