Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell

5E0AZ1440FG601101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 17, 2023
FL
Last seenMar 16, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AZ1440FG601101
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 22, 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
AZ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
601101

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 17, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1EXTREME TRANSPORTATION INC 1415704QA85WK/FL
Jul 30, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1URS MIDWEST LLC 790261COIN/FL
Oct 8, 2023FLII · Walk-around5URS MIDWEST LLC 790261QA85WK/FL
Aug 17, 2023FLIII · Driver-only1URS MIDWEST LLC 790261QA85WK/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXTREME TRANSPORTATION INC1415704Mar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261GA
URS MIDWEST LLC790261Aug 17, 2023Jul 30, 20243MI
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.
QA85WKFLEXTREME TRANSPORTATION INCMar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261
COINFLURS MIDWEST LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
QA85WKFLURS MIDWEST LLCAug 17, 2023Oct 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026