Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1744MG479401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenOct 27, 2024
AZ
Last seenJun 24, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5E0AU1744MG479401
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2021
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
479401

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
2021

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 · Oct 27, 2024 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026SCII · Walk-around5OOSJMD EXPRESS LLC 3485999PT187J6/PA
Apr 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT187J6/PA
Mar 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT187J6/PA
Feb 24, 2025CAI · Full1OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT187J6/PA
Feb 24, 2025CAI · Full0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT187J6/PA
Dec 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT187J6/PA
Oct 27, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT187J6/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 LLC3485999Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261NC
GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC2953069Oct 27, 2024Apr 10, 20256PA
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.
PT187J6PA2JMD EXPRESS LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
PT187J6PAGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INCOct 27, 2024Apr 10, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026