Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5E0AX1343JG004301 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 14, 2024
KS
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
5E0AX1343JG004301
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
Jun 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
004301

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 · Jul 14, 2024 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026KSII · Walk-around0MD EAGLES INC 2875905774249ST/IL
Feb 18, 2026ILII · Walk-around0MD EAGLES INC 2875905774249ST/IL
Jun 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MD EAGLES INC 2875905774249ST/IL
May 8, 2025COIII · Driver-only0B&G PRO TRUCKING INC 3656319892708/IL
Apr 17, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MD EAGLES INC 2875905774249ST/IL
Jan 23, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004728807ST/IL
Oct 16, 2024KSII · Walk-around0MD EAGLES INC 2875905774249ST/IL
Jul 14, 2024KSII · Walk-around1OOSMD EAGLES INC 2875905774249ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MD EAGLES INC2875905Jul 14, 2024Feb 24, 20266IL
B&G PRO TRUCKING INC3656319May 8, 2025May 8, 20251IL
FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC3121004Jan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251IL
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.
774249STILMD EAGLES INCJul 14, 2024Feb 24, 20266
892708ILB&G PRO TRUCKING INCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
728807STILFEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026