Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743FG614001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenDec 15, 2023
IA
Last seenJan 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU1743FG614001
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2015
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
614001

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
2015

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 15, 2023 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026CAI · Full0FRED D WACKER 595271977815ST/IL
Sep 17, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0AUTO CRAFT TRANSPORT INC 907084977815ST/IL
Jul 13, 2025AZIII · Driver-only5OOSAUTO CRAFT TRANSPORT INC 907084977815ST/IL
Jul 2, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2AUTO CRAFT TRANSPORT INC 907084977815ST/IL
May 29, 2025ORII · Walk-around5OOSAUTO CRAFT TRANSPORT INC 907084977815ST/IL
Dec 15, 2023IAII · Walk-around4OOSSTEP ONE LLC 3401803801593ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRED D WACKER595271Jan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261MT
AUTO CRAFT TRANSPORT INC907084May 29, 2025Sep 17, 20254CA
STEP ONE LLC3401803Dec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231IL
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.
977815STILFRED D WACKERJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
977815STILAUTO CRAFT TRANSPORT INCMay 29, 2025Sep 17, 20254
801593STILSTEP ONE LLCDec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026