Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1744HG978101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen06/28/2023
UT
Last seen05/04/2026
NV
Inspected under 3 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
5E0AX1744HG978101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/05/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 06/28/2023 – 05/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/04/2026NVIII · Driver-only1—STEP ONE LLC 34018035524584/ME
10/16/2025CAII · Walk-around1—STEP ONE LLC 34018035524584/ME
10/06/2023UTI · Full12OOSZENTINEL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 3316538NONE/UK
06/30/2023WAIII · Driver-only4—AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 894046TEMP/UT
06/28/2023UTIII · Driver-only4—AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 894046TEMP/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEP ONE LLC340180310/16/202505/04/20262IL
ZENTINEL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC331653810/06/202310/06/20231UT
AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC89404606/28/202306/30/20232UT
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.
5524584ME—STEP ONE LLC10/16/2025 → 05/04/20262
NONEUK—ZENTINEL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC10/06/2023 → 10/06/20231
TEMPUT—AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC06/28/2023 → 06/30/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026