Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ14438G234608 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenJul 17, 2023
SC
Last seenJan 29, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5E0AJ14438G234608
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
5E0

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AJ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
234608

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
COTTRELL

Prefix basis · 326 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

Prefix basis · 326 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
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Jan 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2026PAII · Walk-around17OOSCAMEJO AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4024649QB57UH/FL
Aug 9, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2OOSCAMEJO AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4024649QB55IU/FL
Jul 10, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3OOSCAMEJO AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4024649QB55IU/FL
Nov 2, 2023VAI · Full14OOSKC CAR TRANSPORT LLC 3573832QA46LA/FL
Jul 17, 2023SCII · Walk-around2OOSKC CAR TRANSPORT LLC 3573832QA46LA/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAMEJO AUTO TRANSPORT INC4024649Jul 10, 2024Jan 29, 20263FL
KC CAR TRANSPORT LLC3573832Jul 17, 2023Nov 2, 20232FL
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.
QB57UHFLCAMEJO AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261
QB55IUFLCAMEJO AUTO TRANSPORT INCJul 10, 2024Aug 9, 20242
QA46LAFLKC CAR TRANSPORT LLCJul 17, 2023Nov 2, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026