Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU174X5G005616 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenJul 26, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 27, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
5E0AU174X5G005616
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2005
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
005616

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
2005

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 26, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026MDIII · Driver-only2OOSRAPID RUNNER TRANS INC 3306744PT920S7/PA
Jul 27, 2026MDI · Full11OOSRAPID RUNNER TRANS INC 3306744PT920S7/PA
May 4, 2026MIIII · Driver-only2MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT92057/PA
Feb 5, 2026INIII · Driver-only2MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT920S7/PA
Aug 14, 2025VAII · Walk-around5OOSMPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156AH69112/PA
Mar 17, 2025OHII · Walk-around6OOSMPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT733R7/PA
Nov 20, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT733R7/PA
Apr 21, 2024TNI · Full0MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT733R7/PA
Apr 3, 2024MNII · Walk-around1MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT733R7/PA
Sep 29, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT733R7/PA
Jul 26, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0MPH EXPRESS LLC 3041156PT733R7/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAPID RUNNER TRANS INC3306744Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20262PA
MPH EXPRESS LLC3041156Jul 26, 2023May 4, 20269PA
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.
PT920S7PA2RAPID RUNNER TRANS INCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20262
PT92057PAMPH EXPRESS LLCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
PT920S7PAMPH EXPRESS LLCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
AH69112PAMPH EXPRESS LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
PT733R7PAMPH EXPRESS LLCJul 26, 2023Mar 17, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026