Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628KB163681 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seen07/31/2023
CA
Last seen02/10/2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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
1GRAA0628KB163681
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/16/2026
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 · 07/31/2023 – 02/10/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/10/2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSJ & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
12/04/2025CAII · Walk-around0—J & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
08/12/2025CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSJ & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
08/04/2025MOII · Walk-around6OOSJ & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
09/30/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
09/10/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
08/27/2024NJIII · Driver-only0—US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
12/14/2023AZIII · Driver-only3OOSUS FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
12/06/2023CAII · Walk-around0—US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
11/05/2023NMII · Walk-around0—SARNA TRUCKING INC 41080214SW6248/CA
10/23/2023MOIII · Driver-only0—SARNA TRUCKING INC 41080214SW6248/CA
07/31/2023CAIII · Driver-only1—US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & S EXPRESS INC336146808/04/202502/10/20264CA
US FREIGHTWAYINC290696207/31/202309/30/20246CA
SARNA TRUCKING INC410802110/23/202311/05/20232CA
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.
4SW6248CA—J & S EXPRESS INC08/04/2025 → 02/10/20264
4SW6248CA—US FREIGHTWAYINC07/31/2023 → 09/30/20246
4SW6248CA—SARNA TRUCKING INC10/23/2023 → 11/05/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/16/2026