Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Cottrell C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M

5E0AC1444EG554901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenApr 27, 2025
NM
Last seenJul 2, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
5E0AC1444EG554901
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M
Model year
2014
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
AC144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
554901

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 · 115 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M

Prefix basis · 115 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 27, 2025 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSVG AUTO INC 24865935406800/ME
Jun 22, 2026NMII · Walk-around0VG AUTO INC 24865935406800/MX
Feb 24, 2026TNI · Full2OOSTAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115406800/ME
Dec 8, 2025MOII · Walk-around1TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115406800/ME
Nov 16, 2025NEIII · Driver-only3TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115406800/ME
Sep 24, 2025NMII · Walk-around0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 24988115406800/ME
Jun 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1AG LOGISTICS LLC 28972695406800/ME
Apr 27, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0AG LOGISTICS LLC 28972695406800/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VG AUTO INC2486593Jun 22, 2026Jul 2, 20262IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811Sep 24, 2025Feb 24, 20264IL
AG LOGISTICS LLC2897269Apr 27, 2025Jun 12, 20252CO
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.
5406800ME2VG AUTO INCJul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261
5406800MX2VG AUTO INCJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
5406800METAURUS AUTO GROUP INCSep 24, 2025Feb 24, 20264
5406800MEAG LOGISTICS LLCApr 27, 2025Jun 12, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026