Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU17458G233401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 3, 2024
GA
Last seenSep 16, 2025
ID
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
5E0AU17458G233401
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
233401

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
2008

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 · Apr 3, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1LUX AUTO TRANSPORT INC 31634401002255ST/IL
Jul 10, 2025WAII · Walk-around7OOSLUX AUTO TRANSPORT INC 31634401002255ST/IL
Mar 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around1B&G PRO TRUCKING INC 3656319774238ST/IL
Jan 13, 2025UTII · Walk-around3OOSLUX AUTO TRANSPORT INC 31634401002255ST/IL
May 1, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2B&G PRO TRUCKING INC 3656319774238ST/IL
Apr 3, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1VERSUS LOGISTICS INC 3901245774238ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUX AUTO TRANSPORT INC3163440Jan 13, 2025Sep 16, 20253IL
B&G PRO TRUCKING INC3656319May 1, 2024Mar 9, 20252IL
VERSUS LOGISTICS INC3901245Apr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241IL
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.
1002255STILLUX AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 13, 2025Sep 16, 20253
774238STILB&G PRO TRUCKING INCMay 1, 2024Mar 9, 20252
774238STILVERSUS LOGISTICS INCApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026