Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP06278T544231 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seen08/28/2023
LA
Last seen09/17/2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1GRAP06278T544231
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
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.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 08/28/2023 – 09/17/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/17/2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSBOWEN EXPRESS INC 31868854TH2565/CA
07/03/2025CAI · Full7OOSBOWEN EXPRESS INC 31868854TH2565/CA
05/09/2025AZII · Walk-around3—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
04/09/2025MOI · Full9OOSFORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
03/12/2025ARII · Walk-around3OOSFORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
02/16/2025ARIII · Driver-only0—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
11/14/2024KYII · Walk-around1—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
08/13/2024CAV · Vehicle-only1—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
05/19/2024ALII · Walk-around2—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
01/29/2024CAI · Full3—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
01/03/2024OKI · Full7OOSFORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
08/28/2023LAI · Full3—FORTUNE CARGO INC 36286114TH2565/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOWEN EXPRESS INC318688507/03/202509/17/20252CA
FORTUNE CARGO INC362861108/28/202305/09/202510CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4TH2565CA—BOWEN EXPRESS INC07/03/2025 → 09/17/20252
4TH2565CA—FORTUNE CARGO INC08/28/2023 → 05/09/202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/16/2026