Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1742GG724801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 29, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 27, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
5E0AU1742GG724801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
724801

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 · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5307

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026AZII · Walk-around1TURON EXPRESS LLC 3124588PT580U1/PA
Apr 15, 2026CAI · Full2OOSTURON EXPRESS LLC 3124588PT580U1/PA
Feb 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSTURON EXPRESS LLC 3124588PT580U1/PA
Jan 18, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2OOSCAPO TRANSPORT INC 3487955PT580U1/PA
Nov 19, 2024VAIII · Driver-only1CAPO TRANSPORT INC 3487955PT580U1/PA
Dec 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSEXPRESS LINE LLC 3692654PT118L4/PA
Aug 29, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0EXPRESS LINE LLC 3692654PT118L4/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURON EXPRESS LLC3124588Feb 2, 2026Apr 27, 20263TN
CAPO TRANSPORT INC3487955Nov 19, 2024Jan 18, 20252PA
EXPRESS LINE LLC3692654Aug 29, 2023Dec 14, 20232PA
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.
PT580U1PATURON EXPRESS LLCFeb 2, 2026Apr 27, 20263
PT580U1PACAPO TRANSPORT INCNov 19, 2024Jan 18, 20252
PT118L4PAEXPRESS LINE LLCAug 29, 2023Dec 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026