Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743LG367901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenNov 29, 2024
PA
Last seenDec 13, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
5E0AU1743LG367901
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
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
367901

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 29, 2024 – Dec 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSSAFO TRUCKING CORP 35891175508397/ME
Sep 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1XPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3878126PT464H1/PA
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SAFO TRUCKING CORP 35891175508397/ME
May 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1XPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3878126PT464H1/PA
May 5, 2025NMII · Walk-around1SAFO TRUCKING CORP 35891175508397/ME
Nov 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only3XPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3878126PT464H1/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAFO TRUCKING CORP3589117May 5, 2025Dec 13, 20253TX
XPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT INC3878126Nov 29, 2024Sep 17, 20253PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5508397MESAFO TRUCKING CORPMay 5, 2025Dec 13, 20253
PT464H1PAXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT INCNov 29, 2024Sep 17, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026