Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627JK279002 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 4, 2023
AR
Last seenMar 18, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1GRAA0627JK279002
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
279002

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 · Sep 4, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026KYII · Walk-around3PITBULL EXPRESS INC 2400019611256ST/IL
Nov 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1PITBULL EXPRESS INC 2400019611256ST/IL
May 4, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0MIDO TRUCKING INC 1482397611256ST/IL
Dec 22, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1MIDO TRUCKING INC 1482397611256ST/IL
Oct 22, 2024MOIII · Driver-only2MIDO TRUCKING INC 14823976111256ST/IL
Sep 4, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0MIDO TRUCKING INC 1482397611256ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PITBULL EXPRESS INC2400019Nov 22, 2025Mar 18, 20262IL
MIDO TRUCKING INC1482397Sep 4, 2023May 4, 20254IL
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.
611256STILPITBULL EXPRESS INCNov 22, 2025Mar 18, 20262
611256STILMIDO TRUCKING INCSep 4, 2023May 4, 20253
6111256STILMIDO TRUCKING INCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026