Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4228S7127998 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 28, 2024
TN
Last seenApr 3, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5HTSA4228S7127998
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
127998

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
2025

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 28, 2024 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026GAI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
Feb 17, 2026TNI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
Jan 14, 2026USI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
May 13, 2025GAI · Full1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
Apr 23, 2025GAI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025343354/ME
Nov 19, 2024GAI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865343354/ME
Jul 28, 2024TNI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865343354/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 LLC362702Apr 23, 2025Apr 3, 20265TX
ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC1049286Jul 28, 2024Nov 19, 20242AZ
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.
5343354MEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCApr 23, 2025Apr 3, 20265
5343354MEML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 28, 2024Nov 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026