Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4228R7127963 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenSep 6, 2024
TN
Last seenJan 1, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5HTSA4228R7127963
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
SA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
127963

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 · 261 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 261 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
2024

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 · Sep 6, 2024 – Jan 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 1, 2026TNII · Walk-around0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/ME
Sep 22, 2025TNII · Walk-around0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/ME
Jul 3, 2025MSI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/ME
May 23, 2025TNI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/ME
May 22, 2025TNI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/ME
Apr 11, 2025TNI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/UK
Jan 28, 2025TNI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025261472/ME
Oct 21, 2024TNI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865261472/UK
Oct 11, 2024TNI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865261472/UK
Oct 9, 2024TNI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865261472/ME
Sep 6, 2024TNI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865261472/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC362702Jan 28, 2025Jan 1, 20267TX
ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC1049286Sep 6, 2024Oct 21, 20244AZ
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.
5261472MEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCJan 28, 2025Jan 1, 20266
5261472UKFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
5261472UKML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 11, 2024Oct 21, 20242
5261472MEML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 6, 2024Oct 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026