Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5E0AJ1445KG181501

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 16, 2024
MI
Last seenDec 17, 2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
AJ144

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
181501

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 16, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around2BUDS LLC 34363541002361ST/IL
Jun 25, 2025WIIII · Driver-only2TERGUN LLC 42766861002361ST/IL
Sep 16, 2024MIII · Walk-around2GTG EXPRESS INC 2532254P881969/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUDS LLC3436354Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251IL
TERGUN LLC4276686Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251IL
GTG EXPRESS INC2532254Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241IN
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.
1002361STILBUDS LLCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
1002361STILTERGUN LLCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
P881969INGTG EXPRESS INCSep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC