Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1P0626RT540477 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 19, 2025
KY
Last seenJul 29, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
1GR1P0626RT540477
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
1P062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
540477

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 · 13,050 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 13,050 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,050 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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 19, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026NCII · Walk-around0K&C EXPRESS INC 1120077443821T/TN
Mar 18, 2026NCIII · Driver-only4OOSPARAGON EXPRESS LLC 3603592443821T/TN
Aug 19, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0STEVE HAWKINS TRUCKING LLC 844643443821T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K&C EXPRESS INC1120077Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261GA
PARAGON EXPRESS LLC3603592Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261GA
STEVE HAWKINS TRUCKING LLC844643Aug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251GA
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.
443821TTN2K&C EXPRESS INCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
443821TTNPARAGON EXPRESS LLCMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
443821TTNSTEVE HAWKINS TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026