Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743LG286901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJun 19, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
5E0AU1743LG286901
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
286901

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JMD EXPRESS LLC 3485999PT045H5/PA
Apr 22, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0JMD EXPRESS LLC 3485999PT6515K1/PA
Jan 20, 2026NMII · Walk-around0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Jun 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around1GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Jun 3, 2025TNII · Walk-around15OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Mar 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Nov 7, 2024ARII · Walk-around0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Apr 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only7OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Nov 3, 2023CAI · Full0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
Jun 19, 2023TXIV · Special0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT045H5/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JMD EXPRESS LLC3485999Apr 22, 2026Jul 21, 20262NC
GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC2953069Jun 19, 2023Jan 20, 20268PA
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.
PT045H5PA2JMD EXPRESS LLCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
PT6515K1PAJMD EXPRESS LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
PT045H5PAGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INCJun 19, 2023Jan 20, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026