Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1749DG395901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenSep 16, 2024
NM
Last seenAug 3, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
5E0AU1749DG395901
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2013
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
395901

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
2013

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 · Sep 16, 2024 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026ORIII · Driver-only2A & F NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLC 34436915YA7RH/AZ
Apr 14, 2026CAII · Walk-around9OOSHULTZ TRANSPORT LLC 43147405YA7RH/AZ
Mar 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around5PROVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 33893285YA7RH/AZ
Sep 16, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSA & F NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLC 34436915YA7RH/AZ
Nov 6, 2024AZI · Full11OOSPROVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 33893285YA7RH/AZ
Oct 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around9OOSPROVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 33893285YA7RH/AZ
Sep 16, 2024NMIII · Driver-only2OOSPROVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 33893285YA7RH/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A & F NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLC3443691Sep 16, 2025Aug 3, 20262AZ
HULTZ TRANSPORT LLC4314740Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261CA
PROVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3389328Sep 16, 2024Mar 25, 20264NV
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.
5YA7RHAZ2A & F NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLCSep 16, 2025Aug 3, 20262
5YA7RHAZHULTZ TRANSPORT LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
5YA7RHAZPROVEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 16, 2024Mar 25, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026