Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB4328D7H78240 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenApr 28, 2024
MO
Last seenJun 30, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5HTAB4328D7H78240
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
AB432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
H78240

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 · 490 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 490 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
2013

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 · Apr 28, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ILII · Walk-around0DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC 435108879M3LA/MO
Jan 6, 2026MOII · Walk-around0DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC 435108879M3LA/MO
Jan 5, 2026MOII · Walk-around0DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC 435108879M3LA/MO
Apr 22, 2025ILII · Walk-around0DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769768000/MO
Sep 23, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769771L1ZP/MO
May 13, 2024MOII · Walk-around0DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769771L1ZP/MO
Apr 28, 2024MOII · Walk-around0DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769771L1ZP/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC4351088Jan 5, 2026Jun 30, 20263MO
DON HEIL OIL CO INC137697Apr 28, 2024Apr 22, 20254MO
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.
79M3LAMO2DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLCJan 5, 2026Jun 30, 20263
68000MODON HEIL OIL CO INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
71L1ZPMODON HEIL OIL CO INCApr 28, 2024Sep 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026