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License Plate ME 5198585 (Maine) — Cato Inc

USDOT 33644 · 2005 Heil Trailer International

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Recorded vehicle, plate and carrier history

These are dated observations in the records available to us. They do not establish ownership, a sale, a transfer date, or continuous use between observations. The latest observation may not describe today’s vehicle or carrier.

Earliest and latest dates below are observations we have retained, not registration dates.
Observed datesVINPlateReported carrier
2025-10-275HTAB442057H68821ME 5198585CATO INC · USDOT 33644
2024-10-245HTAB442057H68221ME 5198585CATO INC · USDOT 33644

Evidence: FMCSA inspection observations and retained snapshots of our vehicle records. Coverage is incomplete; an unreported change cannot be dated from these records.

Most recently recorded carrier for this plate

Cato Inc Active

USDOT
33644
MC
810991
Status
Active
Type
Motor Carrier
Based in
Salisbury, MD
Power units
55
Drivers
30
Inspections (24 mo)
93
Crashes (24 mo)
4
Vehicle OOS rate
8.8%

Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2025-10-27). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.

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Plate
ME-5198585
Vehicles
2
Inspections
5
OOS results
0
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What this means

License plate ME-5198585 appears in FMCSA inspection records 5 times. 2 different VINs appear under this plate in the available inspection records. The records do not establish why the association changed. Most recent operating carrier: Cato Inc (USDOT 33644). Vehicle make on file: Heil (SEMI-TRAILER). No out-of-service violations are recorded under this plate in the available inspection records. Other violations may still be present.

About this plate

Commercial license plate ME-5198585 (Maine) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to 2 commercial vehicles. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2024-10-24 to 2025-10-27. The latest inspection was in Maryland, a Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle. That is outside the plate's issuing jurisdiction (Maine).

Vehicles recorded under plate ME-5198585

This plate has been recorded on 2 different VINs. Vehicles on record: 5HTAB442057H68821 (2005 Heil Trailer International, 2024-12-02 to 2025-10-27); 5HTAB442057H68221 (2005 Heil Trailer International, 2024-10-24).

Combined inspection & out-of-service record

Across all vehicles on this plate there are 5 inspections on FMCSA record. No out-of-service violations appear in the available records under this plate. This does not mean that every inspection was free of other violations.

Operators

Operated by Cato Inc (USDOT 33644) in every inspection on record.

Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
VIN 5HTAB442057H68821 2005 Heil Heil Trailer International · SEMI-TRAILER
2024-12-02 → 2025-10-27
Carrier: CATO INC (DOT 33644) · 4 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Maryland · Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle
VIN 5HTAB442057H68221 2005 Heil Heil Trailer International · SEMI-TRAILER
Last seen 2024-10-24
Carrier: CATO INC (DOT 33644) · 1 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Maryland · Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is plate ME-5198585 linked to 2 different VINs?
FMCSA inspection records list 2 distinct VINs under plate ME-5198585: VIN 5HTAB442057H68821 (2005 Heil Trailer International), VIN 5HTAB442057H68221 (2005 Heil Trailer International).
Who operates the truck with plate ME-5198585?
FMCSA inspection records name Cato Inc (USDOT 33644) as the operating carrier, most recently on 2025-10-27.

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