Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0629GJ654529 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 16
First seenJun 20, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
1GRAP0629GJ654529
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
654529

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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
2016

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 20, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Apr 7, 2026TXI · Full2TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV 1871709201C269/TX
Feb 4, 2026UTI · Full1VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Dec 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Dec 10, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Oct 16, 2025ARI · Full1VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Sep 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSVALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Apr 6, 2025UTI · Full0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Mar 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around1VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Nov 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around2AUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CV 1770534201C269/TX
Aug 19, 2024TXI · Full2RS TRANSFER SA DE CV 1156825201C269/TX
May 15, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Feb 5, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490U638993/TN
Sep 21, 2023TXI · Full1RS TRANSFER SA DE CV 1156825201C269/TX
Jul 4, 2023TXI · Full0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
Jun 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around0VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC 136490201C269/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALLEY TRUCKING CO INC136490Jun 20, 2023May 11, 202612TX
TRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CV1871709Apr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261TA
AUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CV1770534Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241TA
RS TRANSFER SA DE CV1156825Sep 21, 2023Aug 19, 20242TA
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.
201C269TXVALLEY TRUCKING CO INCJun 20, 2023May 11, 202611
201C269TXTRICAR LOGISTICA Y TRANSPORTE S DE RL DE CVApr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261
201C269TXAUTOTRANSPORTES FRONTERIZOS MG SA DE CVNov 1, 2024Nov 1, 20241
201C269TXRS TRANSFER SA DE CVSep 21, 2023Aug 19, 20242
U638993TNVALLEY TRUCKING CO INCFeb 5, 2024Feb 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026