Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06218W701073 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 1, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 8, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1GRAA06218W701073
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
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
AA062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
701073

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 · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 24,927 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
2008

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 · Sep 1, 2024 – Jun 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2025CAI · Full4ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
May 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
Apr 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
Feb 3, 2025CAI · Full9OOSARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
Jan 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
Nov 16, 2024CAI · Full0ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
Oct 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1VLA TRANSPORT LLC 40614904RA9909/CA
Sep 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
Sep 1, 2024CAI · Full0ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327964WJ4220/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARTPA TRANSPORT INC3032796Sep 1, 2024Jun 8, 20258CA
VLA TRANSPORT LLC4061490Oct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241CA
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.
4WJ4220CAARTPA TRANSPORT INCSep 1, 2024Jun 8, 20258
4RA9909CAVLA TRANSPORT LLCOct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026