Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1340JG038101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 2, 2023
FL
Last seenFeb 21, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5E0AX1340JG038101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2018
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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
038101

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
2018

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Feb 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 21, 2026INIII · Driver-only2MIREMPIRE EXPRESS INC 33356755427417/ME
Feb 2, 2026CTIII · Driver-only1HAULDEX LLC 4489350542741/ME
Jan 15, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2HAULDEX LLC 44893505427417/ME
Oct 1, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1MIREMPIRE EXPRESS INC 33356754TW7023/CA
Aug 2, 2023FLIII · Driver-only2MIREMPIRE EXPRESS INC 33356754TW7023/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIREMPIRE EXPRESS INC3335675Aug 2, 2023Feb 21, 20263TX
HAULDEX LLC4489350Jan 15, 2026Feb 2, 20262ND
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.
5427417MEMIREMPIRE EXPRESS INCFeb 21, 2026Feb 21, 20261
542741MEHAULDEX LLCFeb 2, 2026Feb 2, 20261
5427417MEHAULDEX LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
4TW7023CAMIREMPIRE EXPRESS INCAug 2, 2023Oct 1, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026