Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5E0AA1445KG135201

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
2 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenFeb 17, 2025
IN
Last seenApr 18, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 2 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
AA144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
135201

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 · 326 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

Prefix basis · 326 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.

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 · Feb 17, 2025 – Apr 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1AUTO STAR LOGISTICS LLC 29616862397826/ME
Feb 17, 2025INIII · Driver-only1MC TRANSPORTATION LLC 19273785219264/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO STAR LOGISTICS LLC2961686Apr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251OH
MC TRANSPORTATION LLC1927378Feb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
2397826MEAUTO STAR LOGISTICS LLCApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
5219264MEMC TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC