Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU174XRG991901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJan 11, 2024
NM
Last seenSep 10, 2025
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
5E0AU174XRG991901
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
991901

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
2024

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1BFS TRUCKING INC 37670081016490ST/IL
Jun 12, 2025WIIII · Driver-only3BFS TRUCKING INC 37670081016490ST/IL
Mar 3, 2025MIIII · Driver-only4BFS TRUCKING INC 3767008980962ST/IL
Nov 14, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1MAX AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3753214980962ST/IL
Oct 16, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0MAX AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3753214980962ST/IL
Feb 21, 2024KSII · Walk-around01MD EXPRESS INC 3661517960270ST/IL
Jan 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around11MD EXPRESS INC 3661517960270ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BFS TRUCKING INC3767008Mar 3, 2025Sep 10, 20253IL
MAX AUTO TRANSPORT INC3753214Oct 16, 2024Nov 14, 20242IL
1MD EXPRESS INC3661517Jan 11, 2024Feb 21, 20242IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1016490STILBFS TRUCKING INCJun 12, 2025Sep 10, 20252
980962STILBFS TRUCKING INCMar 3, 2025Mar 3, 20251
980962STILMAX AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 16, 2024Nov 14, 20242
960270STIL1MD EXPRESS INCJan 11, 2024Feb 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026