Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627JW116178 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenDec 27, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 26, 2026
GA
Inspected under 4 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
1GRAA0627JW116178
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
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
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
116178

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 · Dec 27, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026GAIII · Driver-only93 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
Dec 4, 2025MSIII · Driver-only03 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
Sep 3, 2025ARIII · Driver-only03 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
Apr 9, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0BP TRANS INC 3138991261294F/ME
Feb 1, 2025NMIII · Driver-only03G CARGO INC 4219943261294F/ME
Sep 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around9OOS3 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
Aug 21, 2024AZIII · Driver-only03 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
Mar 5, 2024NCIII · Driver-only03 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
Jan 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around1PREET TRANSPORT INC 2476068261294F/ME
Dec 27, 2023CAI · Full6OOS3 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC 2414845261294F/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INC2414845Dec 27, 2023Jun 26, 20267CA
BP TRANS INC3138991Apr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251CA
3G CARGO INC4219943Feb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251MO
PREET TRANSPORT INC2476068Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 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.
261294FME23 GOODMEN TRANSPORT INCDec 27, 2023Jun 26, 20267
261294FMEBP TRANS INCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
261294FME3G CARGO INCFeb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251
261294FMEPREET TRANSPORT INCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026