Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Heil Trailer International

1HLA3A7B4J7H54302 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 15
First seenDec 7, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1HLA3A7B4J7H54302
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1HL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A3A7B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
H54302

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 7, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ 39416976WL261A/MX
Jul 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSAB ENERGY LLC 41950236WL261A/MX
Jun 18, 2025USII · Walk-around5LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL261A/MX
Feb 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL251A/MX
Jan 30, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL261A/TA
Dec 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 3220053A63846A/TX
Dec 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL251A/MX
Aug 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around12OOSAB DRILLING LLC 39329856WL251A/TA
Jun 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL261A/TA
Mar 21, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL251A/MX
Mar 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around15OOSAB DRILLING LLC 39329856WL251A/TA
Feb 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around10LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL261A/MX
Jan 31, 2024TXI · Full4OOSLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL251A/TA
Jan 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around2LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 32200536WL261A/TA
Dec 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around5LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 3220053A63846A/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ3941697Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261NL
AB ENERGY LLC4195023Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251TX
LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS3220053Dec 7, 2023Jun 18, 202511TA
AB DRILLING LLC3932985Mar 19, 2024Aug 6, 20242TX
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.
6WL261AMXSERGIO HERNANDEZ RAMIREZJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
6WL261AMXAB ENERGY LLCJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
6WL261AMXLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASFeb 3, 2024Jun 18, 20252
6WL251AMXLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASMar 21, 2024Feb 18, 20253
6WL261ATALUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASJan 2, 2024Jan 30, 20253
A63846ATXLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASDec 7, 2023Dec 14, 20242
6WL251ATAAB DRILLING LLCMar 19, 2024Aug 6, 20242
6WL251ATALUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026