Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06259T550340 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 25, 2023
MT
Last seenJul 4, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1GRAA06259T550340
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
550340

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
2009

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 · Jun 25, 2023 – Jul 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 4, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1LODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701274275K/BC
Oct 1, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD 347642274275K/BC
Jun 24, 2025MTI · Full3OOSLODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701274275K/BC
Feb 6, 2025MTII · Walk-around1OOSLODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701274275K/BC
Nov 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0LODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701274275K/BC
Oct 16, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0LODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701274275K/BC
Jul 27, 2023WAII · Walk-around1LODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701247838J/BC
Jun 25, 2023MTII · Walk-around0LODESTAR TRANSPORT INC 84701247838J/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LODESTAR TRANSPORT INC847012Jun 25, 2023Jul 4, 20267BC
METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD3476422Oct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251BC
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.
74275KBC2LODESTAR TRANSPORT INCOct 16, 2024Jul 4, 20265
74275KBCMETRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTDOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
47838JBCLODESTAR TRANSPORT INCJun 25, 2023Jul 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026