Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1742LG280801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 11, 2024
GA
Last seenJan 6, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5E0AU1742LG280801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
280801

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
2020

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 · Nov 11, 2024 – Jan 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 6, 2026NMIII · Driver-only2JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843944857ST/IL
Nov 18, 2025NMII · Walk-around0JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843975776ST/IL
Apr 7, 2025ILII · Walk-around0JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843975776ST/IL
Feb 24, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1SDM TRANSPORT INC 1919386944857/IL
Jan 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843975776/IL
Nov 11, 2024GAIII · Driver-only14JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843975776ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC3346843Nov 11, 2024Jan 6, 20265IL
SDM TRANSPORT INC1919386Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251IL
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.
944857STILJDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
975776STILJDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INCNov 11, 2024Nov 18, 20253
944857ILSDM TRANSPORT INCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
975776ILJDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026