Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628JB704842 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 30, 2024
VA
Last seenJul 16, 2025
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1GRAA0628JB704842
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
704842

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 · May 30, 2024 – Jul 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2025MAI · Full6VIVA EXPRESS INC 2412352964024ST/IL
Apr 11, 2025KYI · Full1VIVA EXPRESS INC 2412352964024ST/IL
Jan 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0VIVA EXPRESS INC 2412352964024ST/IL
Jul 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around2VIVA EXPRESS INC 2412352964024ST/IL
Jun 11, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0VIVA EXPRESS INC 2412352964024ST/IL
May 30, 2024VAI · Full4OOSVIG TRUCKING INC 2781972964024ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIVA EXPRESS INC2412352Jun 11, 2024Jul 16, 20255IL
VIG TRUCKING INC2781972May 30, 2024May 30, 20241IL
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.
964024STILVIVA EXPRESS INCJun 11, 2024Jul 16, 20255
964024STILVIG TRUCKING INCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026