Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1344FG633301 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 23, 2024
IL
Last seenJun 26, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 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
5E0AX1344FG633301
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2015
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
AX134

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
633301

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

Prefix basis · 79 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

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 · Sep 23, 2024 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026SCII · Walk-around10OOSDEMS CARGO LLC 3771488TTU1004/OH
Jun 15, 2026TNII · Walk-around10OOSDEMS CARGO LLC 3771488TTU1004/OH
Nov 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DEMS CARGO LLC 3771488TTU1004/OH
Oct 15, 2025MTII · Walk-around3DEMS CARGO LLC 3771488TTU1004/OH
Apr 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0DEMS CARGO LLC 3771488TTU1004/OH
Apr 2, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3DEMS CARGO LLC 3771488TTU1004/OH
Sep 23, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0MKE TRANSPORT LLC 3495176TTU1004/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEMS CARGO LLC3771488Apr 2, 2025Jun 26, 20266OH
MKE TRANSPORT LLC3495176Sep 23, 2024Sep 23, 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.
TTU1004OH2DEMS CARGO LLCApr 2, 2025Jun 26, 20266
TTU1004OHMKE TRANSPORT LLCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026