Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1747JG016101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 28, 2023
MD
Last seenSep 8, 2025
MS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
5E0AU1747JG016101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
016101

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
2018

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Sep 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2025MSII · Walk-around3JETTCO INC 4125392PT086D8/PA
Mar 18, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT086D8/PA
Dec 19, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT08608/PA
Jul 10, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT086D8/PA
May 18, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT086D8/PA
Apr 4, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT086D8/PA
Mar 1, 2024MOII · Walk-around3ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT086D8/PA
Sep 28, 2023MDII · Walk-around0TJJ TRANSPORT INC 2576791PT086D8/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JETTCO INC4125392Sep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251PA
ROYAL STAR INC3519381Mar 1, 2024Mar 18, 20256PA
TJJ TRANSPORT INC2576791Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231PA
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.
PT086D8PAJETTCO INCSep 8, 2025Sep 8, 20251
PT086D8PAROYAL STAR INCMar 1, 2024Mar 18, 20255
PT08608PAROYAL STAR INCDec 19, 2024Dec 19, 20241
PT086D8PATJJ TRANSPORT INCSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026