Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0621JK281540 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 13, 2023
IA
Last seenJan 6, 2026
NE
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
1GRAA0621JK281540
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
281540

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
1988

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 · Nov 13, 2023 – Jan 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 6, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1LAVRENZ LOGISTICS LLC 3770634DX1601/IA
Apr 14, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2MICHAEL J STONE 2141046DX1601/IA
Apr 3, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1MICHAEL J STONE 2141046DX1601/IA
Jun 10, 2024SDII · Walk-around0LAUBENTHAL EXPRESS LTD 2893260DX1601/IA
May 3, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1EIMERS TRUCKING LLC 133747DX1601/IA
Nov 13, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2EIMERS TRUCKING LLC 133747DX1601/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAVRENZ LOGISTICS LLC3770634Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261IA
MICHAEL J STONE2141046Apr 3, 2025Apr 14, 20252IA
LAUBENTHAL EXPRESS LTD2893260Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 20241IA
EIMERS TRUCKING LLC133747Nov 13, 2023May 3, 20242IA
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.
DX1601IALAVRENZ LOGISTICS LLCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
DX1601IAMICHAEL J STONEApr 3, 2025Apr 14, 20252
DX1601IALAUBENTHAL EXPRESS LTDJun 10, 2024Jun 10, 20241
DX1601IAEIMERS TRUCKING LLCNov 13, 2023May 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026