Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1A0628LK161978 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 15, 2023
CT
Last seenJul 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GR1A0628LK161978
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1A062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
161978

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 · 13,972 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 13,972 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,972 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
2020

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026CAI · Full1SFUH SERVICES INC 4001347PE20270/IN
Feb 1, 2024CTII · Walk-around6PUELLO TRANSPORT LLC 3687084TM3680/ID
Dec 13, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0NUKA EXPRESS INC 3564601TM3680/ID
Nov 15, 2023CTII · Walk-around3TELEPORT EXPRESS INC 3648906TM3680/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SFUH SERVICES INC4001347Jul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261CA
PUELLO TRANSPORT LLC3687084Feb 1, 2024Feb 1, 20241NJ
NUKA EXPRESS INC3564601Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231OH
TELEPORT EXPRESS INC3648906Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231OH
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.
PE20270IN2SFUH SERVICES INCJul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261
TM3680IDPUELLO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 1, 2024Feb 1, 20241
TM3680IDNUKA EXPRESS INCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20231
TM3680IDTELEPORT EXPRESS INCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026