You haven't specified what you're using to parse the HTML, here is an example using Mojo::DOM:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

use Mojo::DOM;

my $html = '<td class="fex_standardblack_font_small" bgcolor="white">
<input id="chkEquipment" name="chkEquipment" value="72" type="checkbox
+">
  4WD/AWD
</td>';

my $dom = Mojo::DOM->new( $html );

print $dom->at('#chkEquipment')->val;
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The module is well documented. If this isn't what you're looking for you may need to ask a better question. How do I post a question effectively?.