Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96238W701970 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 27, 2023
US
Last seenMay 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA96238W701970
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1GR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
701970

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.

Make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Great Dane Trailers

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 27, 2023 – May 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around6ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969186UB8G/SI
Jul 9, 2025USI · Full13OOSCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215486UB8G/MX
Feb 19, 2025USI · Full5OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969186UB8G/MX
Oct 11, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969186UB8G/MX
Jun 12, 2024USII · Walk-around2OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969186UB8G/MX
Jun 3, 2024USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969186UB8G/MX
Mar 8, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536986UB8G/MX
Sep 27, 2023USII · Walk-around3ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969186UB8G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Sep 27, 2023May 16, 20266TA
CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV4192154Jul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251TA
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Mar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241TA
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.
86UB8GSIERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISMay 16, 2026May 16, 20261
86UB8GMXCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVJul 9, 2025Jul 9, 20251
86UB8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISSep 27, 2023Feb 19, 20255
86UB8GMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVMar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026