Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Heil Trailer International

5HTSN422527T08979 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 27, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5HTSN422527T08979
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
SN422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
T08979

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 · 454 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 454 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
2002

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around7CKG TRUCKING LLC 2926357256B617/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full3CKG TRUCKING LLC 2926357256B617/TX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around5CKG TRUCKING LLC 2926357243B906/TX
Mar 14, 2024TXIV · Special1CKG TRUCKING LLC 2926357243B906/TX
Jun 27, 2023ARIII · Driver-only12OOSCST FREIGHT LLC 3991922159C132/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CKG TRUCKING LLC2926357Mar 14, 2024Apr 16, 20264TX
CST FREIGHT LLC3991922Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231TX
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.
256B617TXCKG TRUCKING LLCMay 13, 2025Apr 16, 20262
243B906TXCKG TRUCKING LLCMar 14, 2024May 23, 20242
159C132TXCST FREIGHT LLCJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026