Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Cottrell

5E0AZ14416G023901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 15, 2024
IL
Last seenAug 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
5E0AZ14416G023901
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
023901

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
2006

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 · Oct 15, 2024 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026CAI · Full7OOS1611 TRANSPORTATION INC 37906545545677/ME
Aug 14, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0KSG EXPRESS LLC 44195105545677/ME
Oct 15, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0LTO LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3087872SM1868A/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
1611 TRANSPORTATION INC3790654Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20261MA
KSG EXPRESS LLC4419510Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251PA
LTO LOGISTICS INCORPORATED3087872Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241MA
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.
5545677ME21611 TRANSPORTATION INCAug 28, 2026Aug 28, 20261
5545677MEKSG EXPRESS LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
SM1868AMALTO LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026