Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Heil Trailer International

5HTSA4522J7601180 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 27, 2023
IL
Last seenFeb 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5HTSA4522J7601180
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
SA452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
601180

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 · 305 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 305 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
2018

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 27, 2023 – Feb 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0HANDY TRANSPORTATION INC 2406692977886ST/IL
Aug 10, 2025ILII · Walk-around0MCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 693463977886ST/IL
Sep 17, 2024ILII · Walk-around0MCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 693463977886ST/IL
May 16, 2024ILI · Full1OOSMCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 693463977886ST/IL
Sep 27, 2023ILII · Walk-around1MCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 693463639003ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HANDY TRANSPORTATION INC2406692Feb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261IL
MCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLC693463Sep 27, 2023Aug 10, 20254IL
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.
977886STILHANDY TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261
977886STILMCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 16, 2024Aug 10, 20253
639003STILMCMAHON TRANSPORT GROUP LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026