Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1749JG011501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenMar 28, 2024
KY
Last seenJun 12, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5E0AU1749JG011501
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2018
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
011501

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 28, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026MIIII · Driver-only2BT XPRESS INC 4248421983269ST/IL
Nov 14, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSUVM GROUP LLC 4122225983269ST/IL
Apr 17, 2025ILII · Walk-around0BT XPRESS INC 4248421983269ST/IL
Feb 12, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1BT XPRESS INC 424842116935476/IL
Nov 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BT XPRESS INC 4248421983269ST/IL
Jul 12, 2024MDI · Full0LITTLE SEQUATCHIE TRANSPORT LLC 24719155100348/ME
May 24, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSLITTLE SEQUATCHIE TRANSPORT LLC 24719155100348/ME
Apr 27, 2024ARII · Walk-around1OOSLITTLE SEQUATCHIE TRANSPORT LLC 24719155100348/ME
Mar 28, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2LITTLE SEQUATCHIE TRANSPORT LLC 24719155100348/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BT XPRESS INC4248421Nov 23, 2024Jun 12, 20264IL
UVM GROUP LLC4122225Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251AL
LITTLE SEQUATCHIE TRANSPORT LLC2471915Mar 28, 2024Jul 12, 20244TN
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.
983269STILBT XPRESS INCNov 23, 2024Jun 12, 20263
983269STILUVM GROUP LLCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
16935476ILBT XPRESS INCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
5100348MELITTLE SEQUATCHIE TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2024Jul 12, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026