Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1A0628LW154148 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenFeb 10, 2025
KS
Last seenSep 8, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1GR1A0628LW154148
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 11, 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
154148

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.

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 · Feb 10, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2026IAIII · Driver-only2—KTS EXPRESS INC 2128675125226/ME
Feb 10, 2025KSIII · Driver-only3—RATZLAFF MOTOR EXPRESS INC 6312285125226/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KTS EXPRESS INC212867Sep 8, 2026Sep 8, 20261MN
RATZLAFF MOTOR EXPRESS INC631228Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251MN
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.
5125226ME2KTS EXPRESS INCSep 8, 2026 → Sep 8, 20261
5125226ME—RATZLAFF MOTOR EXPRESS INCFeb 10, 2025 → Feb 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 11, 2026