Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1748HG866801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenNov 24, 2023
UT
Last seenJan 10, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
5E0AU1748HG866801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
866801

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
2017

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 24, 2023 – Jan 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 10, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0BM GROUP INC 4330674PT104U8/NY
Nov 24, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2BM GROUP INC 4330674PT104U8/PA
Sep 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSATLAS TRUCKING LLC 3457213PT104U8/PA
Jul 9, 2025CAI · Full4OOSATLAS TRUCKING LLC 3457213PT104U8/PA
Mar 21, 2025VAII · Walk-around5ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 3457213PT104U8/PA
Jan 27, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 3457213PT104U8/PA
Mar 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only5MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC 3379310PT904K5/PA
Jan 7, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC 3379310PT904K5/PA
Nov 24, 2023UTIII · Driver-only2MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC 3379310PT904K5/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BM GROUP INC4330674Nov 24, 2025Jan 10, 20262PA
ATLAS TRUCKING LLC3457213Jan 27, 2025Sep 18, 20254PA
MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC3379310Nov 24, 2023Mar 12, 20243CA
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.
PT104U8NYBM GROUP INCJan 10, 2026Jan 10, 20261
PT104U8PABM GROUP INCNov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251
PT104U8PAATLAS TRUCKING LLCJan 27, 2025Sep 18, 20254
PT904K5PAMDK EXPRESS LINE LLCNov 24, 2023Mar 12, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026