Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5E0AA1449KG122001

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJul 29, 2024
MS
Last seenSep 17, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
122001

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 · Jul 29, 2024 – Sep 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0NATION TRANSPORTATION 44204481C002E8/AL
Jul 29, 2024MSII · Walk-around1HEARDS ENTERPRISE INC 41649311C002E8/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATION TRANSPORTATION4420448Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251AL
HEARDS ENTERPRISE INC4164931Jul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241AL
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.
1C002E8ALNATION TRANSPORTATIONSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
1C002E8GAHEARDS ENTERPRISE INCJul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC