Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1740KG285901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenOct 15, 2023
OR
Last seenAug 14, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU1740KG285901
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
285901

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 · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5307

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 · Oct 15, 2023 – Aug 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2025CAI · Full5OOSTJK AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3233606PT823W1/PA
Aug 4, 2025VAII · Walk-around5OOSDLD EXPRESS LLC 4289251PT823W1/PA
Nov 25, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0ONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INC 3196620PT826U4/PA
Feb 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0ONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INC 3196620PT908H8/PA
Nov 1, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0ONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INC 3196620PT908H8/PA
Oct 15, 2023ORII · Walk-around0ONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INC 3196620PT908H8/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TJK AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC3233606Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251PA
DLD EXPRESS LLC4289251Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251TN
ONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INC3196620Oct 15, 2023Nov 25, 20244PA
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.
PT823W1PATJK AUTO TRANSPORTATION INCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
PT823W1PADLD EXPRESS LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
PT826U4PAONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
PT908H8PAONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INCNov 1, 2023Feb 11, 20242
PT908H8TNONE CLICK AUTO SHIP INCOct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026