Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0629JW111046 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
13 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMay 11, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 15, 2025
UT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 13 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
1GRAA0629JW111046
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
111046

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 11, 2024 – Jun 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2025UTIII · Driver-only3B&K CARGO INC 39529745481381/ME
Sep 26, 2024NVIII · Driver-only1B&K CARGO INC 39529745201654/ME
Aug 26, 2024NVII · Walk-around0LKC FRESNO CORP 31892245201654/ME
Aug 9, 2024ARII · Walk-around4OOSMK TRANS CARGO 36707725201654/ME
Jul 26, 2024CAI · Full3OOSLKC FRESNO CORP 31892245201654/ME
May 24, 2024CAIII · Driver-only8OOSBLUES TRUCK LINES INC 39055775201654/ME
May 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around2LKC FRESNO CORP 31892245201654/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B&K CARGO INC3952974Sep 26, 2024Jun 15, 20252IN
LKC FRESNO CORP3189224May 11, 2024Aug 26, 20243GA
MK TRANS CARGO3670772Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241CA
BLUES TRUCK LINES INC3905577May 24, 2024May 24, 20241MS
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.
5481381MEB&K CARGO INCJun 15, 2025Jun 15, 20251
5201654MEB&K CARGO INCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
5201654MELKC FRESNO CORPMay 11, 2024Aug 26, 20243
5201654MEMK TRANS CARGOAug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241
5201654MEBLUES TRUCK LINES INCMay 24, 2024May 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026