Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Cottrell

1C9AF1474WG148498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenDec 28, 2025
MS
Last seenJun 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1C9AF1474WG148498
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AF147

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
148498

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Dec 28, 2025 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around4G&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4402161153B447/TX
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSG&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4402161153B447/TX
Jun 18, 2026TXIII · Driver-only5G&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4402161153B447/TX
Dec 28, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0FLOYD A BARCHACKY 440201153B447/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4402161Jun 18, 2026Jun 27, 20263TX
FLOYD A BARCHACKY440201Dec 28, 2025Dec 28, 20251WI
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.
153B447TX2G&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 18, 2026Jun 27, 20263
153B447TXFLOYD A BARCHACKYDec 28, 2025Dec 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026