Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06285W705214 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 25, 2023
AL
Last seenJan 13, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1GRAA06285W705214
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2005
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
705214

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
2005

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 25, 2023 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0R A L EXPRESS LLC 2979923262C879/TX
Oct 9, 2025ARII · Walk-around0R A L EXPRESS LLC 2979923262C879/TX
Aug 27, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1R A L EXPRESS LLC 2979923262C879/TX
Jul 10, 2025TXI · Full2OOSR A L EXPRESS LLC 2979923262C879/TX
Mar 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSR A L EXPRESS LLC 2979923LE9857H/GA
Sep 7, 2024OKII · Walk-around3OOSR A L EXPRESS LLC 2979923LE9857H/GA
Sep 25, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0FOREST TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTORS LLC 3038860LE9857H/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R A L EXPRESS LLC2979923Sep 7, 2024Jan 13, 20266TX
FOREST TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTORS LLC3038860Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231GA
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.
262C879TXR A L EXPRESS LLCJul 10, 2025Jan 13, 20264
LE9857HGAR A L EXPRESS LLCSep 7, 2024Mar 20, 20252
LE9857HGAFOREST TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTORS LLCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026