Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Cottrell C-10, C-7510, C-7512

5E0AK14406G038703 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMay 28, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 29, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5E0AK14406G038703
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-10, C-7510, C-7512
Model year
2006
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
AK144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
038703

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 · 42 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-10, C-7510, C-7512

Prefix basis · 42 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-10, C-7510, C-7512

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 · May 28, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1BYE ME FUI AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3936894225B445/TX
Nov 21, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2OOSBYE ME FUI AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3936894225B448/TX
Mar 12, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1J C M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3244987225B448/TX
Oct 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSJ C M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3244987225B448/TX
May 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around7J C M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3244987225B448/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BYE ME FUI AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3936894Nov 21, 2025Apr 29, 20262TX
J C M AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3244987May 28, 2024Mar 12, 20253TX
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.
225B445TXBYE ME FUI AUTO TRANSPORT LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
225B448TXBYE ME FUI AUTO TRANSPORT LLCNov 21, 2025Nov 21, 20251
225B448TXJ C M AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMay 28, 2024Mar 12, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026