Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628CW702598 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 15, 2023
US
Last seenSep 26, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1GRAA0628CW702598
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2012
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
702598

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
2012

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 15, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 3045369258203E/ME
Jul 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 3045369258203E/ME
Mar 25, 2025USI · Full2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 1599691258203E/ME
Mar 28, 2024USII · Walk-around0CUCO'S TRUCKING LLC 4051566258203E/ME
Mar 8, 2024USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 1599691258203E/ME
Dec 15, 2023USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 3045369258203E/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Dec 15, 2023Sep 26, 20253TA
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Mar 8, 2024Mar 25, 20252TA
CUCO'S TRUCKING LLC4051566Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241TX
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.
258203EMETRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVDec 15, 2023Sep 26, 20253
258203EMEERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISMar 8, 2024Mar 25, 20252
258203EMECUCO'S TRUCKING LLCMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026