Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB453987L72346 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 7, 2023
ME
Last seenMay 21, 2024
ME
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
5HTAB453987L72346
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2008
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
AB453

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
L72346

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 20 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 · Sep 7, 2023 – May 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2024MEII · Walk-around0JEWETT & NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC 916634TE9364/NH
Feb 15, 2024MEII · Walk-around0J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC 111448TE9364/NH
Sep 7, 2023MEI · Full4OOSCAPE COD CARTAGE INC 255676TE9364/NH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JEWETT & NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC916634May 21, 2024May 21, 20241ME
J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC111448Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241MA
CAPE COD CARTAGE INC255676Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231MA
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.
TE9364NHJEWETT & NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
TE9364NHJ P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
TE9364NHCAPE COD CARTAGE INCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026