Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB442187H73966 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 17, 2023
NJ
Last seenMay 12, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5HTAB442187H73966
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
5HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AB442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
H73966

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 · 605 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 605 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 · Jul 17, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026NYII · Walk-around0ALBANY TANKLINE LLC 3253855TVM31C/NJ
Oct 30, 2024NJII · Walk-around1ALBANY TANKLINE LLC 3253855TVM31C/NJ
Jun 26, 2024NJII · Walk-around0PUNJAB ENTERPRISES INC 1701179TVM31C/NJ
Feb 5, 2024NJII · Walk-around0PUNJAB ENTERPRISES INC 1701179TVM31C/NJ
Jul 17, 2023NJII · Walk-around2OOSPUNJAB ENTERPRISES INC 1701179TVM31C/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALBANY TANKLINE LLC3253855Oct 30, 2024May 12, 20262NY
PUNJAB ENTERPRISES INC1701179Jul 17, 2023Jun 26, 20243NJ
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.
TVM31CNJALBANY TANKLINE LLCOct 30, 2024May 12, 20262
TVM31CNJPUNJAB ENTERPRISES INCJul 17, 2023Jun 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026