Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0624KJ128335 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

3 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seenOct 21, 2025

Last seenJan 13, 2026

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 1GRAA0624KJ128335
Make: Great dane trailers
Model: Great Dane Trailers
Model year: 1989
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 19, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 21, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Jan 13, 2026	KY	I · Full	1	—	MERL EXPRESS EXPEDITING LLC 3180765	849490/WI
Dec 10, 2025	GA	III · Driver-only	2	—	TL EXPEDITED LLC 3576121	849490/WI
Oct 21, 2025	TN	III · Driver-only	0	—	TL EXPEDITED LLC 3576121	849490/WI

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
MERL EXPRESS EXPEDITING LLC	3180765	Jan 13, 2026	Jan 13, 2026	1	WI
TL EXPEDITED LLC	3576121	Oct 21, 2025	Dec 10, 2025	2	IL

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
849490	WI	—	MERL EXPRESS EXPEDITING LLC	Jan 13, 2026 → Jan 13, 2026	1
849490	WI	—	TL EXPEDITED LLC	Oct 21, 2025 → Dec 10, 2025	2

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026