Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ1448JG005301 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 20, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
5E0AJ1448JG005301
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2018
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
005301

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
2018

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 · Aug 20, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026KSII · Walk-around0VG AUTO INC 24865934VC3991/CA
May 14, 2026KSII · Walk-around0VG AUTO INC 24865934VC3991/CA
Mar 4, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1AG LOGISTICS LLC 28972694VC3991/CA
Jan 17, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1AG LOGISTICS LLC 28972694VC3991/CA
Aug 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around1GIGI LINE INC 25654604VC3991/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VG AUTO INC2486593May 14, 2026May 14, 20262IL
AG LOGISTICS LLC2897269Jan 17, 2025Mar 4, 20252CO
GIGI LINE INC2565460Aug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241IL
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.
4VC3991CA2VG AUTO INCMay 14, 2026May 14, 20262
4VC3991CAAG LOGISTICS LLCJan 17, 2025Mar 4, 20252
4VC3991CAGIGI LINE INCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026