Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1345LG388701 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenOct 28, 2023
MO
Last seenApr 23, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AX1345LG388701
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
388701

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 28, 2023 – Apr 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2025ILII · Walk-around0—TRANS CARGO INC 25368932572454/ME
Oct 28, 2023MOII · Walk-around2—SDM TRANSPORT INC 19193862572454/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANS CARGO INC2536893Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251IL
SDM TRANSPORT INC1919386Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 20231IL
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.
2572454ME—TRANS CARGO INCApr 23, 2025 → Apr 23, 20251
2572454ME—SDM TRANSPORT INCOct 28, 2023 → Oct 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 21, 2026