Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB442X87H73738 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJan 15, 2024
NJ
Last seenNov 25, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5HTAB442X87H73738
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
AB442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
H73738

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 · 605 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 605 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
2008

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 · Jan 15, 2024 – Nov 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2025PAI · Full9OOSMR3 LOGISTICS LLC 3264274TUF35W/NJ
Dec 10, 2024NJII · Walk-around1MR3 LOGISTICS LLC 3264274TUF35W/NJ
Jan 15, 2024NJII · Walk-around4OOSORBIT FREIGHT LINES LLC 2471315TUF35H/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MR3 LOGISTICS LLC3264274Dec 10, 2024Nov 25, 20252NJ
ORBIT FREIGHT LINES LLC2471315Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241NJ
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.
TUF35WNJMR3 LOGISTICS LLCDec 10, 2024Nov 25, 20252
TUF35HNJORBIT FREIGHT LINES LLCJan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026