Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB442977H72501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 31, 2023
IL
Last seenOct 16, 2025
IN
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB442977H72501
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
H72501

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
2007

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Oct 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2025INII · Walk-around2BROWN AND SONS FUEL CO INC 718770SP641QRT/IN
Jan 8, 2024ILI · Full0ENERGY PETROLEUM COMPANY 182534324748ST/IL
Aug 31, 2023ILII · Walk-around0ENERGY PETROLEUM COMPANY 182534737328ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN AND SONS FUEL CO INC718770Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251IN
ENERGY PETROLEUM COMPANY182534Aug 31, 2023Jan 8, 20242MO
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.
SP641QRTINBROWN AND SONS FUEL CO INCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
324748STILENERGY PETROLEUM COMPANYJan 8, 2024Jan 8, 20241
737328STILENERGY PETROLEUM COMPANYAug 31, 2023Aug 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026