Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5E0AX134XHG904901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenOct 30, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 30, 2026
KS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
5E0AX134XHG904901
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
904901

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 · Oct 30, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026KSII · Walk-around0KRAKEN LOGISTICS LLC 42120295635164/ME
Jul 25, 2026WIII · Walk-around3OOSKRAKEN LOGISTICS LLC 42120295635164/ME
Dec 9, 2025KSII · Walk-around0KRAKEN LOGISTICS LLC 4212029013278A17/IL
Oct 26, 2025KSII · Walk-around0KRAKEN LOGISTICS LLC 4212029013278A17/IL
Sep 7, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0URSU TRUCKING COMPANY 4323804860609ST/IL
May 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around0URSU TRUCKING COMPANY 4323804860609ST/IL
Apr 13, 2024MOII · Walk-around12SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297860609ST/IL
Mar 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297860609ST/IL
Dec 16, 2023KSII · Walk-around0GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC 2958246860609ST/IL
Dec 7, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC 2958246860609/IL
Nov 13, 2023KSII · Walk-around0GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC 2958246860609ST/IL
Oct 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC 2958246860609ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KRAKEN LOGISTICS LLC4212029Oct 26, 2025Jul 30, 20264OH
URSU TRUCKING COMPANY4323804May 16, 2025Sep 7, 20252IL
SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC3347297Mar 31, 2024Apr 13, 20242IL
GREEN LIGHT CARRIER INC2958246Oct 30, 2023Dec 16, 20234IL
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.
5635164ME2KRAKEN LOGISTICS LLCJul 25, 2026Jul 30, 20262
013278A17ILKRAKEN LOGISTICS LLCOct 26, 2025Dec 9, 20252
860609STILURSU TRUCKING COMPANYMay 16, 2025Sep 7, 20252
860609STILSPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INCMar 31, 2024Apr 13, 20242
860609STILGREEN LIGHT CARRIER INCOct 30, 2023Dec 16, 20233
860609ILGREEN LIGHT CARRIER INCDec 7, 2023Dec 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026