Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ1442KG248801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 15, 2023
CT
Last seenSep 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AJ1442KG248801
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
248801

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.

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Sep 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSBERNARDO ORTEGA 2796887281B524/TX
Jul 7, 2026FLIII · Driver-only3OOSBERNARDO ORTEGA 2796887281B524/TX
Aug 15, 2023CTII · Walk-around2—VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORP 64376099391/RI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BERNARDO ORTEGA2796887Jul 7, 2026Sep 20, 20262TX
VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORP643760Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231RI
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.
281B524TX2BERNARDO ORTEGAJul 7, 2026 → Sep 20, 20262
99391RI—VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORPAug 15, 2023 → Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 21, 2026