Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0629KT120901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenAug 25, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 21, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
1GRAA0629KT120901
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
120901

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
1989

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 21, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290669382ST/IL
Jul 27, 2026KYI · Full3—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290669382ST/IL
Jul 27, 2026KYI · Full3—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290669382ST/IL
Jul 21, 2026MOII · Walk-around3OOSSHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290669382ST/IL
Jan 24, 2026SDII · Walk-around1OOSSHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290669382ST/IL
Feb 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSTAK TRUCKING INC 652762669382ST/IL
Feb 24, 2025AZII · Walk-around2—TAK TRUCKING INC 652762669382ST/IL
Jun 18, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1—TAK TRUCKING INC 652762669382/IL
Feb 26, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0—TAK TRUCKING INC 652762669382ST/IL
Aug 25, 2023KYI · Full4OOSMAISHA LOGISTIC LLC 3034018669382ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHIELDCARRIERS LLC3526290Jan 24, 2026Sep 21, 20265IL
TAK TRUCKING INC652762Feb 26, 2024Feb 25, 20254IL
MAISHA LOGISTIC LLC3034018Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231OH
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.
669382STIL2SHIELDCARRIERS LLCJan 24, 2026 → Sep 21, 20265
669382STIL—TAK TRUCKING INCFeb 26, 2024 → Feb 25, 20253
669382IL—TAK TRUCKING INCJun 18, 2024 → Jun 18, 20241
669382STIL—MAISHA LOGISTIC LLCAug 25, 2023 → Aug 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026