Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ1445GG687501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenMar 7, 2025
GA
Last seenJul 17, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5E0AJ1445GG687501
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
AJ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
687501

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 · 326 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

Prefix basis · 326 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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 · Mar 7, 2025 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2A3 TRANSPORT LLC 4533892254B185/TX
Apr 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSA3 TRANSPORT LLC 4533892254B185/TX
Jan 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095236C918/TX
Dec 4, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0BK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095236C918/TX
Mar 7, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095236C918/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A3 TRANSPORT LLC4533892Apr 6, 2026Jul 17, 20262TX
BK25 TRANSPORT LLC3337095Mar 7, 2025Jan 8, 20263TX
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.
254B185TX2A3 TRANSPORT LLCApr 6, 2026Jul 17, 20262
236C918TXBK25 TRANSPORT LLCMar 7, 2025Jan 8, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026