Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1748JG016401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 3, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 18, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5E0AU1748JG016401
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
016401

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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0JANA TRANSPORTATION INC 2805121PT819R7/PA
May 14, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0JANA TRANSPORTATION INC 2805121PT819R7/PA
Mar 15, 2024USI · Full3JANA TRANSPORTATION INC 2805121PT819R7/PA
Jan 30, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0JANA TRANSPORTATION INC 2805121PT819R7/PA
Sep 24, 2023ARII · Walk-around0JANA TRANSPORTATION INC 2805121PT819R7/PA
Jul 3, 2023MOII · Walk-around2TEQUILA COACH ENTERPRISES LLC 31430493235725/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JANA TRANSPORTATION INC2805121Sep 24, 2023Jun 18, 20265PA
TEQUILA COACH ENTERPRISES LLC3143049Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 20231AZ
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.
PT819R7PA2JANA TRANSPORTATION INCSep 24, 2023Jun 18, 20265
3235725METEQUILA COACH ENTERPRISES LLCJul 3, 2023Jul 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026