Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1340DG437501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 24, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 18, 2026
FL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
5E0AX1340DG437501
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
AX134

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
437501

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

Prefix basis · 79 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-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2026FLIII · Driver-only4OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 4538979108721PT/SC
Apr 23, 2026UTIII · Driver-only3MY TIME TRANSPORTATION INC 3439943108721PT/SC
Jan 13, 2025WAII · Walk-around1GFT EXPRESS LLC 4225562108721PT/SC
Sep 7, 2023MTIII · Driver-only2MUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 303545277060AH/WA
Aug 10, 2023WAII · Walk-around1MUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 303545277060AH/WA
Jul 24, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2OOSMUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 303545277060AH/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261IL
MY TIME TRANSPORTATION INC3439943Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261SC
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Jan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251IN
MUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3035452Jul 24, 2023Sep 7, 20233WA
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.
108721PTSC2QDPT CARGO LLCJul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261
108721PTSCMY TIME TRANSPORTATION INCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
108721PTSCGFT EXPRESS LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
77060AHWAMUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 24, 2023Sep 7, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026