Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743GG739601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 14, 2023
IL
Last seenJan 13, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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

VIN
5E0AU1743GG739601
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
739601

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 14, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026COIII · Driver-only0SSR EXPRESS INC 429208234846PT/SC
Oct 24, 2025COIII · Driver-only2TIMUSA EXPRESS LLC 359737634846PT/SC
Apr 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSTIMUSA EXPRESS LLC 359737634846PT/SC
Oct 19, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0KAYZEN INC 389332434846PT/SC
Oct 11, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3OOSKAYZEN INC 389332434846PT/SC
Nov 16, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0PRIME TRACK INC 229191134846PT/SC
Oct 14, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0PRIME TRACK INC 229191134846PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SSR EXPRESS INC4292082Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261PA
TIMUSA EXPRESS LLC3597376Apr 23, 2025Oct 24, 20252PA
KAYZEN INC3893324Oct 11, 2024Oct 19, 20242OH
PRIME TRACK INC2291911Oct 14, 2023Nov 16, 20232IL
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.
34846PTSCSSR EXPRESS INCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
34846PTSCTIMUSA EXPRESS LLCApr 23, 2025Oct 24, 20252
34846PTSCKAYZEN INCOct 11, 2024Oct 19, 20242
34846PTSCPRIME TRACK INCOct 14, 2023Nov 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026