Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628JW121177 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 1, 2025
CA
Last seenApr 13, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
1GRAA0628JW121177
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 1, 2025 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2—SUTTER TRANSPORT INC 14136034UA9830/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—MTL XPRESS INC 40141664UA9830/CA
May 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—MTL XPRESS INC 40141664UA9830/CA
May 1, 2025CAI · Full2OOSMTL XPRESS INC 40141664UA9830/CA
May 1, 2025CAI · Full0—MTL XPRESS INC 40141664UA9830/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUTTER TRANSPORT INC1413603Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261CA
MTL XPRESS INC4014166May 1, 2025Aug 29, 20254CA
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.
4UA9830CA—SUTTER TRANSPORT INCApr 13, 2026 → Apr 13, 20261
4UA9830CA—MTL XPRESS INCMay 1, 2025 → Aug 29, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026