Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Great Dane Trailers

1GR4M9628PH516062 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 17, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 13, 2026
CT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
1GR4M9628PH516062
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
4M962

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
516062

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 · 1,834 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,834 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,834 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 17, 2023 – Mar 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 13, 2026CTII · Walk-around1OOSSHIELDS FAMILY TRUCKING LLC 2546698PT787N5/PA
Dec 26, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0BMJS ENTERPRISES LLC 1472297PT787N5/PA
Aug 6, 2024VTII · Walk-around8OOSARTXPRESS LLC 3540395PT787N5/PA
Oct 17, 2023MDII · Walk-around1B R SCHOLL & SONS INC 113636PT787N5/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIELDS FAMILY TRUCKING LLC2546698Mar 13, 2026Mar 13, 20261PA
BMJS ENTERPRISES LLC1472297Dec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251PA
ARTXPRESS LLC3540395Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241PA
B R SCHOLL & SONS INC113636Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231PA
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.
PT787N5PASHIELDS FAMILY TRUCKING LLCMar 13, 2026Mar 13, 20261
PT787N5PABMJS ENTERPRISES LLCDec 26, 2025Dec 26, 20251
PT787N5PAARTXPRESS LLCAug 6, 2024Aug 6, 20241
PT787N5PAB R SCHOLL & SONS INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026