Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ1442CG345501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenMay 1, 2025
MN
Last seenJun 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AJ1442CG345501
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
5E0

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AJ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
345501

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-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 1, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around16OOSAMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INC 30735571005257ST/IL
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461421005257ST/IL
Feb 6, 2026PAI · Full31OOSALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 3346142XXXXXX/TX
Nov 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP 33461421005257ST/IL
May 1, 2025MNIII · Driver-only7ARROW CARHAULERS LLC 41292641005257ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INC3073557Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261IL
ALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORP3346142Nov 6, 2025Apr 1, 20263IL
ARROW CARHAULERS LLC4129264May 1, 2025May 1, 20251IL
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.
1005257STIL2AMERICAN LOGISTICS PRIME LINE INCJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
1005257STILALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPNov 6, 2025Apr 1, 20262
XXXXXXTXALPHA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CORPFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
1005257STIL2ARROW CARHAULERS LLCMay 1, 2025May 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026