Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0629KW165352 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seen06/13/2023
IA
Last seen04/01/2026
IA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 34 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
1GRAA0629KW165352
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/18/2026
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 · 06/13/2023 – 04/01/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/01/2026IAIII · Driver-only1—BALMER BROTHERS LLC 2330860FA4575/IA
02/20/2026SCIII · Driver-only0—ZDZ LLC 3795660FT4355/IA
09/25/2024ILIII · Driver-only0—MILLER HOTSTOCK INC 2144422FT4355/IA
02/10/2024PAIII · Driver-only3—SHAWN ACKLEY 2491452FT4355/IA
02/04/2024PAIII · Driver-only4—SHAWN ACKLEY 2491452FT4355/IA
08/16/2023LAIII · Driver-only0—J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC 2098183FT4355/IA
06/13/2023IAIII · Driver-only2—J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC 2098183FT4355/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALMER BROTHERS LLC233086004/01/202604/01/20261WI
ZDZ LLC379566002/20/202602/20/20261WV
MILLER HOTSTOCK INC214442209/25/202409/25/20241IA
SHAWN ACKLEY249145202/04/202402/10/20242PA
J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC209818306/13/202308/16/20232IA
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.
FA4575IA—BALMER BROTHERS LLC04/01/2026 → 04/01/20261
FT4355IA—ZDZ LLC02/20/2026 → 02/20/20261
FT4355IA—MILLER HOTSTOCK INC09/25/2024 → 09/25/20241
FT4355IA—SHAWN ACKLEY02/04/2024 → 02/10/20242
FT4355IA—J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC06/13/2023 → 08/16/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/18/2026
1989 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers — VIN 1GRAA0629KW165352