Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1747HG837001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenNov 10, 2023
AZ
Last seenDec 30, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5E0AU1747HG837001
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
837001

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
2017

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 10, 2023 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Dec 27, 2025TXIII · Driver-only5GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Oct 21, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Sep 30, 2025NMII · Walk-around0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Aug 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
May 11, 2024AZII · Walk-around2OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Apr 9, 2024AZII · Walk-around2GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Mar 27, 2024AZIII · Driver-only4GOLD BROTHERS SERVICE INC 3539907PT404B6/PA
Feb 25, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Feb 6, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1GOLD BROTHERS SERVICE INC 3539907PT404B6/PA
Jan 12, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
Nov 10, 2023AZII · Walk-around4OOSGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC 2953069PT758M3/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INC2953069Nov 10, 2023Dec 30, 202510PA
GOLD BROTHERS SERVICE INC3539907Feb 6, 2024Mar 27, 20242NY
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.
PT758M3PAGREAT SILK RD TRANSPORTATION INCNov 10, 2023Dec 30, 202510
PT404B6PAGOLD BROTHERS SERVICE INCFeb 6, 2024Mar 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026