Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM962XKH128937 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen06/23/2024
TX
Last seen04/16/2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1GRDM962XKH128937
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/27/2026
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 · 06/23/2024 – 04/16/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/16/2026ARIII · Driver-only5OOSSLOCUM TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 2589213U984770/TN
04/29/2025ARIII · Driver-only1—EMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615U984770/TN
04/23/2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615U984770/TN
02/21/2025TXII · Walk-around0—EMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615U984770/TN
06/23/2024TXII · Walk-around0—EMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615U984770/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SLOCUM TRUCKING COMPANY LLC258921304/16/202604/16/20261MS
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC25361506/23/202404/29/20254TN
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.
U984770TN—SLOCUM TRUCKING COMPANY LLC04/16/2026 → 04/16/20261
U984770TN—EMPIRE EXPRESS INC06/23/2024 → 04/29/20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/27/2026