Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Heil trailer international Heil Trailer International

5HTSP4421X9W84534 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 20, 2023
US
Last seenApr 22, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
5HTSP4421X9W84534
Make
Heil trailer international
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Apr 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2025CAIV · Special3—FOOD EXPRESS INC 3073914BC7708/CA
Apr 21, 2025CAI · Full0—CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC 37845634BC7708/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAI · Full4—CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC 37845634BC7708/CA
Oct 20, 2023USIII · Driver-only0—SUSAN'S TRANSPORTS INC 4664944BC7708/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOOD EXPRESS INC307391Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251CA
CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLC3784563Apr 3, 2025Apr 21, 20252CA
SUSAN'S TRANSPORTS INC466494Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231CA
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.
4BC7708CA—FOOD EXPRESS INCApr 22, 2025 → Apr 22, 20251
4BC7708CA—CARGO NOVA FREIGHT LLCApr 3, 2025 → Apr 21, 20252
4BC7708CA—SUSAN'S TRANSPORTS INCOct 20, 2023 → Oct 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026