Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Heil Trailer International

1HLS1N7B0S5W01783 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 3, 2025
UT
Last seenJul 27, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1HLS1N7B0S5W01783
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1995
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
S1N7B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
W01783

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
1995

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 3, 2025 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026COI · Full6HIPPO TRUCKING LLC 3489275LV4750/IA
Jul 27, 2026COI · Full6HIPPO TRUCKING LLC 3489275LV4750/IA
Dec 11, 2025COIII · Driver-only0HIPPO TRUCKING LLC 3489275FV8312/IA
May 3, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1FOOD EXPRESS INC 307391FV8312/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIPPO TRUCKING LLC3489275Dec 11, 2025Jul 27, 20263CO
FOOD EXPRESS INC307391May 3, 2025May 3, 20251CA
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.
LV4750IA2HIPPO TRUCKING LLCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20262
FV8312IAHIPPO TRUCKING LLCDec 11, 2025Dec 11, 20251
FV8312IAFOOD EXPRESS INCMay 3, 2025May 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026