Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB442857H68162 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenDec 4, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 13, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5HTAB442857H68162
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
H68162

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
2005

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 4, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026MDI · Full1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Jun 19, 2026MDII · Walk-around4BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Jun 19, 2026MDII · Walk-around4BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Jun 15, 2026MDII · Walk-around1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Feb 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
May 22, 2025MDII · Walk-around1BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Mar 4, 2025MDII · Walk-around0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Jan 28, 2025MDII · Walk-around0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Dec 4, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSBALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Sep 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around0BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLC 846665412786/ME
Jan 8, 2024MDII · Walk-around0CARROLL INDEPENDENT FUEL LLC 336632249659A/ME
Dec 4, 2023MDII · Walk-around0CARROLL INDEPENDENT FUEL LLC 336632249659A/ME
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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 LLC84666Sep 20, 2024Jul 13, 202610MD
CARROLL INDEPENDENT FUEL LLC336632Dec 4, 2023Jan 8, 20242MD
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.
5412786ME2BALTIMORE TANK LINES LLCSep 20, 2024Jul 13, 202610
249659AMECARROLL INDEPENDENT FUEL LLCDec 4, 2023Jan 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026