Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1745DG429601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 6, 2023
FL
Last seenNov 22, 2024
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5E0AX1745DG429601
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
AX174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
429601

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 · 118 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

Prefix basis · 118 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
2013

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Nov 22, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2024FLI · Full2BIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORP 3062448258813C/ME
Nov 8, 2024CTII · Walk-around4OOSBIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORP 3062448258813C/ME
Aug 29, 2024MAI · Full9OOSBLUE FOX CARRIERS INC 4053129258813C/ME
Apr 27, 2024CTII · Walk-around1OOSBIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORP 3062448258813C/ME
Oct 9, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1BIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORP 3062448258813C/ME
Sep 6, 2023FLII · Walk-around2BIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORP 306244825-8813C/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORP3062448Sep 6, 2023Nov 22, 20245KS
BLUE FOX CARRIERS INC4053129Aug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241MA
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.
258813CMEBIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORPOct 9, 2023Nov 22, 20244
258813CMEBLUE FOX CARRIERS INCAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
25-8813CMEBIG BOSS TRANSPORT CORPSep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026