Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1747FG659801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 17, 2023
VA
Last seenJan 9, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5E0AU1747FG659801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2015
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
659801

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 · Nov 17, 2023 – Jan 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 9, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0TSH EXPRESS INC 25688555390521/ME
Dec 5, 2024DEIII · Driver-only1TSH EXPRESS INC 25688555390521/ME
Jul 28, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0TSH EXPRESS INC 25688555390521/ME
Jul 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSTSH EXPRESS INC 25688555390521/ME
Jan 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSUS ROAD INC 2837463XNA5327/PA
Nov 17, 2023VAIII · Driver-only2US ROAD INC 2837463XNA5327/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TSH EXPRESS INC2568855Jul 2, 2024Jan 9, 20254PA
US ROAD INC2837463Nov 17, 2023Jan 22, 20242PA
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.
5390521METSH EXPRESS INCJul 2, 2024Jan 9, 20254
XNA5327PAUS ROAD INCNov 17, 2023Jan 22, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026