Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1741FG615101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenOct 3, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
5E0AU1741FG615101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
615101

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
2015

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 3, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026WAII · Walk-around2OOSRODUM TRANSPORTATION LLC 4162432541638/ME
Jan 25, 2026UTI · Full3OOSRODUM TRANSPORTATION LLC 41624325411638/ME
Nov 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC 33793105411638/ME
Feb 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ON-WAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 28800485411638/ME
Jan 27, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0ON-WAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 28800485411638/ME
Sep 17, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0ON-WAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 28800485411638/ME
Aug 15, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0ON-WAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 28800485411638/ME
Oct 3, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOSOLYMPIC TRANSPORT LLC 3521877E0V418/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RODUM TRANSPORTATION LLC4162432Jan 25, 2026Apr 28, 20262OH
MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC3379310Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251CA
ON-WAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION2880048Aug 15, 2024Feb 23, 20254CA
OLYMPIC TRANSPORT LLC3521877Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231KY
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.
541638MERODUM TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
5411638MERODUM TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261
5411638MEMDK EXPRESS LINE LLCNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
5411638MEON-WAY LOGISTICS CORPORATIONAug 15, 2024Feb 23, 20254
E0V418KYOLYMPIC TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026