Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Heil Trailer International

5HTAB443317L64718 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 2, 2023
NY
Last seenSep 13, 2025
NY
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
5HTAB443317L64718
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
2001
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
AB443

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
L64718

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 · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 33 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
2001

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 2, 2023 – Sep 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 13, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 29175325023599/ME
May 14, 2025VTI · Full1PS MARSTON ASSOCIATES LLC 2749045023599/ME
Nov 15, 2023VTIII · Driver-only0PS MARSTON ASSOCIATES LLC 2749045023599/ME
Nov 2, 2023NYII · Walk-around0PS MARSTON ASSOCIATES LLC 2749045023599/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC2917532Sep 13, 2025Sep 13, 20251MA
PS MARSTON ASSOCIATES LLC274904Nov 2, 2023May 14, 20253NH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5023599MEBROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 13, 2025Sep 13, 20251
5023599ME2PS MARSTON ASSOCIATES LLCNov 2, 2023May 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026