Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1747LG396401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenApr 2, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 15, 2026
SC
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
5E0AU1747LG396401
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
396401

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 2, 2024 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1L&L XPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3291210PT235T4/PA
Mar 22, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1L&L XPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3291210PT235T4/PA
Aug 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0ASLAM LLC 3948414PT235T4/PA
Jul 7, 2025TNI · Full1OOSVIP AUTO EXPRESS INC 3165936PT086N4/PA
Jul 3, 2025FLII · Walk-around2OOSVIP AUTO EXPRESS INC 3165936PT086N4/PA
Apr 2, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSASLAM LLC 3948414PT235T4/PA
Mar 18, 2025LAII · Walk-around0ASLAM LLC 3948414PT235T4/PA
Dec 10, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1ASLAM LLC 3948414PT235T4/PA
Jun 20, 2024DEII · Walk-around1VIP AUTO EXPRESS INC 3165936PT086N4/PA
Apr 2, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1ASLAM LLC 3948414PT235T4/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L&L XPRESS TRUCKING LLC3291210Mar 22, 2026Apr 15, 20262PA
ASLAM LLC3948414Apr 2, 2024Aug 15, 20255PA
VIP AUTO EXPRESS INC3165936Jun 20, 2024Jul 7, 20253PA
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.
PT235T4PAL&L XPRESS TRUCKING LLCMar 22, 2026Apr 15, 20262
PT235T4PAASLAM LLCApr 2, 2024Aug 15, 20255
PT086N4PAVIP AUTO EXPRESS INCJun 20, 2024Jul 7, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026