Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA062XHW704246 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenDec 1, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 21, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
1GRAA062XHW704246
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
704246

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
2017

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 1, 2023 – Mar 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2026NMII · Walk-around0AKAL CARGO INC 2957312249309B/ME
Mar 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSAKAL CARGO INC 2957312249309B/ME
Feb 9, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0TEG EXPRESS INC 3459337249309B/ME
Feb 2, 2026AZII · Walk-around7OOSAKAL CARGO INC 2957312249309B/ME
Oct 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around0CHOHAN BROTHERS CARGO 4438253249309B/ME
Sep 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CHOHAN BROTHERS CARGO 4438253249309B/ME
Jun 27, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1AKAL CARGO INC 2957312249309B/ME
Apr 30, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0AKAL CARGO INC 2957312249309B/ME
Jan 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0SEKHON LINES INC 3881613249309B/ME
Dec 1, 2023CAIII · Driver-only3OOSTEG EXPRESS INC 3459337249309B/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AKAL CARGO INC2957312Apr 30, 2024Mar 21, 20265CA
TEG EXPRESS INC3459337Dec 1, 2023Feb 9, 20262CA
CHOHAN BROTHERS CARGO4438253Sep 17, 2025Oct 18, 20252CA
SEKHON LINES INC3881613Jan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241CA
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.
249309BMEAKAL CARGO INCApr 30, 2024Mar 21, 20265
249309BMETEG EXPRESS INCDec 1, 2023Feb 9, 20262
249309BMECHOHAN BROTHERS CARGOSep 17, 2025Oct 18, 20252
249309BMESEKHON LINES INCJan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026