Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628JK283866 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 6, 2023
NE
Last seenJul 13, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
1GRAA0628JK283866
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
283866

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 6, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026TNI · Full2OOSROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726919198ST/IL
Feb 24, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726919198ST/IL
Feb 24, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726919198ST/IL
Dec 15, 2025NYII · Walk-around4OOSQARU TRANSPORTATION INC 4310772919198ST/IL
Jul 30, 2025TNI · Full0ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 36667269191985T/IL
Mar 18, 2025GAII · Walk-around0ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726919198ST/IL
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0KVN TRANSPORT INC 35306364PW3379/CA
Sep 6, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0HILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC 3533973919198ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC3666726Mar 18, 2025Jul 13, 20265MO
QARU TRANSPORTATION INC4310772Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251NJ
KVN TRANSPORT INC3530636Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251CA
HILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC3533973Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231OH
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.
919198STIL2ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLCMar 18, 2025Jul 13, 20264
919198STILQARU TRANSPORTATION INCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
9191985TILROBERTSON TRUCKS LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
4PW3379CAKVN TRANSPORT INCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
919198STILHILL BILLY TRUCKING LLCSep 6, 2023Sep 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026