Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Heil Trailer International

1HLA3A7B9J7H54134 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 18, 2023
FL
Last seenJan 23, 2025
FL
Inspected under 2 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
1HLA3A7B9J7H54134
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 21, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
H54134

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jan 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2025FLII · Walk-around0SUN FUELS INC 14511303354CP/FL
Sep 15, 2023USII · Walk-around0GILBERT TRANSPORTS INC 38796533354CO/FL
Jul 18, 2023FLII · Walk-around2GILBERT TRANSPORTS INC 38796533354CP/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUN FUELS INC1451130Jan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251FL
GILBERT TRANSPORTS INC3879653Jul 18, 2023Sep 15, 20232FL
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.
3354CPFLSUN FUELS INCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
3354COFLGILBERT TRANSPORTS INCSep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231
3354CPFLGILBERT TRANSPORTS INCJul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026