Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB422387H73342 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 24, 2024
NY
Last seenJul 28, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5HTAB422387H73342
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 31, 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
AB422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
H73342

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 · 37 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 37 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 · Oct 24, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026PAI · Full1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665490919/ME
Jul 28, 2026PAI · Full1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665490919/ME
Jul 8, 2026VAIII · Driver-only0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665490919/ME
Jul 11, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665490919/ME
Oct 24, 2024NYI · Full2DIESEL TRANSPORT INC 1063926PT419H4/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC84666Jul 11, 2025Jul 28, 20264MD
DIESEL TRANSPORT INC1063926Oct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5490919ME2BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLCJul 11, 2025Jul 28, 20264
PT419H4PADIESEL TRANSPORT INCOct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026