Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1748HG876101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
27 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenMay 15, 2024
GA
Last seenAug 12, 2026
FL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 27 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
5E0AU1748HG876101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
876101

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
2017

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 · May 15, 2024 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026FLIII · Driver-only7TRUCKING ZONE INC 4240572PT819R9/PA
Jun 20, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2TIMBER CREEK TRANSPORT 4080580PT819R9/PA
May 29, 2026SCII · Walk-around5OOSTIMBER CREEK TRANSPORT 4080580PT819R9/PA
Oct 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3Z&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2816746PT819R9/PA
Oct 9, 2025MOII · Walk-around6Z&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2816746PT819R9/PA
Aug 22, 2025OHII · Walk-around3OOSZ&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2816746PT819R9/PA
May 21, 2025ARII · Walk-around0Z&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2816746PT819R9/PA
May 13, 2025OHII · Walk-around3Z&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2816746PT819R9/PA
Mar 28, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2Z&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2816746PT819R9/PA
Nov 14, 2024LAII · Walk-around4OOSTTA TRANSPORT INC 3240499PT819R9/PA
May 15, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0CARGO HYPE LLC 3990817PT819R9/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUCKING ZONE INC4240572Aug 12, 2026Aug 12, 20261OH
TIMBER CREEK TRANSPORT4080580May 29, 2026Jun 20, 20262UT
Z&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2816746Mar 28, 2025Oct 16, 20256PA
TTA TRANSPORT INC3240499Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241NY
CARGO HYPE LLC3990817May 15, 2024May 15, 20241OH
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.
PT819R9PA2TRUCKING ZONE INCAug 12, 2026Aug 12, 20261
PT819R9PA2TIMBER CREEK TRANSPORTMay 29, 2026Jun 20, 20262
PT819R9PAZ&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2025Oct 16, 20256
PT819R9PATTA TRANSPORT INCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
PT819R9PACARGO HYPE LLCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026