Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA422XR7127964 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 5, 2024
AL
Last seenMay 31, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5HTSA422XR7127964
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2024
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
SA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
127964

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 5, 2024 – May 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 31, 2026ALI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
May 14, 2026ALI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
Feb 9, 2026ALI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
Nov 5, 2025ALI · Full1FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
Jul 16, 2025ALI · Full5FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
Jan 28, 2025ALI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
Jan 16, 2025ALI · Full0FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC 3627025293771/ME
Nov 5, 2024ALI · Full0ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC 10492865293771/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC362702Jan 16, 2025May 31, 20267TX
ML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC1049286Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241AZ
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.
5293771MEFUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLCJan 16, 2025May 31, 20267
5293771MEML ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026