Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Heil Trailer International

5HTDL442XT7G60455 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 31, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 24, 2024
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 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
5HTDL442XT7G60455
Make
Heil Trailer International
Model
Heil Trailer International
Model year
1996
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
DL442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
G60455

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 · 57 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Heil Trailer International

Prefix basis · 57 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
1996

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 31, 2024 – Jun 24, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2024TXI · Full1FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ 3747272A96043A/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXI · Full15OOSCARLOS ALBERTO ALANIS REYES 2380944A96043A/TX
Jan 31, 2024TXI · Full2JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ RIVERA 3461626A96043A/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZ3747272Jun 24, 2024Jun 24, 20241TA
CARLOS ALBERTO ALANIS REYES2380944Feb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241TA
JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ RIVERA3461626Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241TA
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.
A96043ATXFRANCISCO ZAPATA CRUZJun 24, 2024Jun 24, 20241
A96043ATXCARLOS ALBERTO ALANIS REYESFeb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241
A96043ATXJOSE LUIS GONZALEZ RIVERAJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026