Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1346HG966201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 3, 2023
OK
Last seenMay 24, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5E0AX1346HG966201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
966201

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
2017

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 3, 2023 – May 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1GEOTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC 3560702PT166N8/PA
Apr 24, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSGEOTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC 3560702PT166N8/PA
Dec 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1GEOTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC 3560702PT166N8/PA
May 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Apr 17, 2024ARII · Walk-around0US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Mar 7, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Feb 29, 2024TNII · Walk-around1US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Feb 17, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Sep 25, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Sep 2, 2023MDII · Walk-around3OOSUS ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
Jul 3, 2023OKIII · Driver-only0US ROAD INC 2837463PT166N8/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEOTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC3560702Dec 24, 2024May 24, 20253PA
US ROAD INC2837463Jul 3, 2023May 9, 20248PA
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.
PT166N8PAGEOTRANS INTERNATIONAL INCDec 24, 2024May 24, 20253
PT166N8PAUS ROAD INCJul 3, 2023May 9, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026