Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1746GG697201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 16, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 9, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
5E0AU1746GG697201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2016
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
697201

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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0MIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INC 2499510604655ST/IL
Nov 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around0MIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INC 2499510604655ST/IL
Oct 24, 2025TNI · Full4OOSPITERS TRANS INC 4342006604655ST/IL
Sep 25, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0PITERS TRANS INC 4342006604655ST/IL
Apr 9, 2024MIII · Walk-around1OOSMIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INC 2499510604655ST/IL
Aug 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around9MIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INC 2499510604655/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INC2499510Aug 16, 2023Mar 9, 20264IN
PITERS TRANS INC4342006Sep 25, 2025Oct 24, 20252OH
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.
604655STILMIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INCApr 9, 2024Mar 9, 20263
604655STILPITERS TRANS INCSep 25, 2025Oct 24, 20252
604655MEMIDWEST PREMIUM CARRIER INCAug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026