Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1741DG436201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMar 20, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 17, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5E0AU1741DG436201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2013
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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
436201

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 · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 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-5307

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 20, 2024 – Nov 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2025TXI · Full7UZ AUTO TRANS INC 1954980BY3346/OK
Aug 19, 2025CAI · Full2OOSUZ AUTO TRANS INC 1954980BY3346/OK
Dec 20, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0UZ AUTO TRANS INC 1954980BY3346/OK
Mar 20, 2024CAI · Full1ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 694199BY3346/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UZ AUTO TRANS INC1954980Dec 20, 2024Nov 17, 20253CO
ELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC694199Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 20241NY
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.
BY3346OKUZ AUTO TRANS INCDec 20, 2024Nov 17, 20253
BY3346OKELLIS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCMar 20, 2024Mar 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026