Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1741GG722201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenDec 19, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 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
5E0AU1741GG722201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2016
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
722201

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
2016

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 · Dec 19, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0RIGHTFREIGHT INC 28314185611738/ME
Nov 7, 2025WIII · Walk-around1RIGHTFREIGHT INC 28314185611738/ME
Jul 8, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1SAMS EXPRESS INC 3960451PT303K5/PA
Jun 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1SAMS EXPRESS INC 3960451PT303K5/PA
Dec 7, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0SAMS EXPRESS INC 3960451PT303K5/PA
May 14, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1GVG LOGISTICS INC 3096268PT303K5/PA
Mar 2, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1GVG LOGISTICS INC 3096268PT303K5/PA
Dec 19, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1GVG LOGISTICS INC 3096268PT303K5/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIGHTFREIGHT INC2831418Nov 7, 2025Jun 4, 20262MA
SAMS EXPRESS INC3960451Dec 7, 2024Jul 8, 20253PA
GVG LOGISTICS INC3096268Dec 19, 2023May 14, 20243PA
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.
5611738MERIGHTFREIGHT INCNov 7, 2025Jun 4, 20262
PT303K5PASAMS EXPRESS INCDec 7, 2024Jul 8, 20253
PT303K5PAGVG LOGISTICS INCDec 19, 2023May 14, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026