Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Great Dane Trailers

1GR4M0628PH501881 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under5
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 28, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 31, 2026
LA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 34 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
1GR4M0628PH501881
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2023
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
4M062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
501881

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 · 2,215 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 2,215 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,215 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
2023

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1ELITE LOGISTICS LLC 3454584163298A/MS
Apr 8, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0ELITE LOGISTICS LLC 3454584163298A/MS
Aug 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107163298A/MS
Jul 7, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107163298A/MS
Jun 12, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1OOSA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107163298A/MS
Apr 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around0A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107163298A/MS
Mar 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 3162107163298A/MS
Nov 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSGENARO GARCIA HERNANDEZ 2141718163298A/MS
Oct 15, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317163298A/MS
Sep 28, 2023MDII · Walk-around1WESTERN EXPRESS INC 511412268020T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE LOGISTICS LLC3454584Apr 8, 2026Jul 31, 20262MS
A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY3162107Mar 11, 2025Aug 21, 20255OH
GENARO GARCIA HERNANDEZ2141718Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 20241TA
TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC159317Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241TN
WESTERN EXPRESS INC511412Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231TN
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.
163298AMS2ELITE LOGISTICS LLCApr 8, 2026Jul 31, 20262
163298AMSA-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANYMar 11, 2025Aug 21, 20255
163298AMSGENARO GARCIA HERNANDEZNov 4, 2024Nov 4, 20241
163298AMSTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
268020TTNWESTERN EXPRESS INCSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026