Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Cottrell 4808

1C9AY1648YG148648 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenJun 19, 2025
AL
Last seenJul 23, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
1C9AY1648YG148648
Make
Cottrell
Model
4808
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
AY164

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
148648

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 · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4808

Prefix basis · 32 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
4808

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 · Jun 19, 2025 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026LAII · Walk-around8L&C AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3575687A144796/AL
May 4, 2026ALII · Walk-around8OOSL&C AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3575687A144796/AL
Apr 3, 2026LAII · Walk-around2OOSL&C AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3575687A144796/AL
Nov 24, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0ALL ABOUT PROFIT TRANSPORT LLC 3411572A144796/AL
Aug 13, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2ALL ABOUT PROFIT TRANSPORT LLC 3411572A144796/AL
Jun 24, 2025ALII · Walk-around15OOSALL ABOUT PROFIT TRANSPORT LLC 3411572A144796/AL
Jun 19, 2025ALII · Walk-around9OOSALL ABOUT PROFIT TRANSPORT LLC 3411572A144796/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L&C AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3575687Apr 3, 2026Jul 23, 20263AL
ALL ABOUT PROFIT TRANSPORT LLC3411572Jun 19, 2025Nov 24, 20254AL
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.
A144796AL2L&C AUTO TRANSPORT LLCApr 3, 2026Jul 23, 20263
A144796ALALL ABOUT PROFIT TRANSPORT LLCJun 19, 2025Nov 24, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026