Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB432957H68883 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 20, 2023
MO
Last seenAug 24, 2026
AL
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5HTAB432957H68883
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
AB432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
H68883

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 · 490 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 490 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
2005

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 · Oct 20, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026ALII · Walk-around2TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401PT235705/AR
Jul 19, 2026ALII · Walk-around0TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC 387401PT235705/AR
Aug 26, 2025ALII · Walk-around4OOSSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721235705/AR
Mar 10, 2025ALII · Walk-around4OOSSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721PT235705/AR
Nov 5, 2023MOII · Walk-around0STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721PT235705/AR
Oct 20, 2023MOI · Full5OOSSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 564721PT235705/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INC387401Jul 19, 2026Aug 24, 20262TX
STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC564721Oct 20, 2023Aug 26, 20254AR
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.
PT235705AR2TEXAS TRANSEASTERN INCJul 19, 2026Aug 24, 20262
235705ARSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
PT235705ARSTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 20, 2023Mar 10, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026