Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1745FG614601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenJun 29, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 1, 2025
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 26 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
5E0AU1745FG614601
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
614601

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – Aug 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSKMNICOLAU LLC 42909805185288/ME
Feb 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSJ2AM SAMON TRANSPORT LLC 43043285185288/ME
Feb 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around12CL TRUCKING LLC 35494255185288/ME
Jun 5, 2024TNII · Walk-around3OOSK & K CARGO LLC 35340335185288/ME
May 9, 2024KYIII · Driver-only4OOSK & K CARGO LLC 35340335185288/ME
Apr 16, 2024COIII · Driver-only0K & K CARGO LLC 35340335185288/ME
Nov 2, 2023NMIII · Driver-only2K & K CARGO LLC 35340335185288/ME
Aug 21, 2023COIII · Driver-only3OOSK & K CARGO LLC 35340335185288/ME
Aug 8, 2023FLIII · Driver-only1EXTRA MILE TRANSPORT INC 28411912492903/ME
Jun 29, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0EXTRA MILE TRANSPORT INC 28411912492903/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KMNICOLAU LLC4290980Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251NC
J2AM SAMON TRANSPORT LLC4304328Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251TX
CL TRUCKING LLC3549425Feb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251TX
K & K CARGO LLC3534033Aug 21, 2023Jun 5, 20245FL
EXTRA MILE TRANSPORT INC2841191Jun 29, 2023Aug 8, 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.
5185288MEKMNICOLAU LLCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
5185288MEJ2AM SAMON TRANSPORT LLCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
5185288MECL TRUCKING LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
5185288MEK & K CARGO LLCAug 21, 2023Jun 5, 20245
2492903MEEXTRA MILE TRANSPORT INCJun 29, 2023Aug 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026