Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1748JG107801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJul 11, 2023
OH
Last seenApr 24, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 33 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
5E0AU1748JG107801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
107801

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
2018

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 11, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026TNI · Full6OOSPROTECH AUTO TRANSPORT INC 37944381045460/IL
Apr 24, 2026TNI · Full6OOSPROTECH AUTO TRANSPORT INC 37944381045460/IL
Oct 30, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2LUX AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3163440892708/IL
Apr 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0B&G PRO TRUCKING INC 3656319892708ST/IL
Feb 26, 2025WYII · Walk-around4OOSFEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004892708ST/IL
Aug 18, 2024MOII · Walk-around2OOSJDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843892708ST/IL
Mar 2, 2024MOII · Walk-around3OOSJDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843892708ST/IL
Dec 28, 2023OHII · Walk-around2JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843892708ST/IL
Jul 11, 2023OHII · Walk-around1JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC 3346843892708ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROTECH AUTO TRANSPORT INC3794438Apr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20262IL
LUX AUTO TRANSPORT INC3163440Oct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251IL
B&G PRO TRUCKING INC3656319Apr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251IL
FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC3121004Feb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251IL
JDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INC3346843Jul 11, 2023Aug 18, 20244IL
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.
1045460IL2PROTECH AUTO TRANSPORT INCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20262
892708ILLUX AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
892708STILB&G PRO TRUCKING INCApr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251
892708STILFEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
892708STILJDS TRUCKING & REPAIR INCJul 11, 2023Aug 18, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026