Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA062XJT115642 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 14, 2023
SC
Last seenSep 15, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 38 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
1GRAA062XJT115642
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Nov 1, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
115642

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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Sep 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—CHRISMEGS TRANSPORTATION CORP 4306268639413ST/IL
Jun 3, 2025TNII · Walk-around0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290639413ST/IL
Aug 16, 2024MIII · Walk-around0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290639413ST/IL
Aug 3, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290639413ST/IL
Jun 18, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290639413ST/IL
Aug 11, 2023MIII · Walk-around1—SHIELDCARRIERS LLC 3526290639413ST/IL
Jul 14, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0—TAK TRUCKING INC 652762639413ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHRISMEGS TRANSPORTATION CORP4306268Sep 15, 2026Sep 15, 20261IL
SHIELDCARRIERS LLC3526290Aug 11, 2023Jun 3, 20255IL
TAK TRUCKING INC652762Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231IL
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.
639413STIL2CHRISMEGS TRANSPORTATION CORPSep 15, 2026 → Sep 15, 20261
639413STIL—SHIELDCARRIERS LLCAug 11, 2023 → Jun 3, 20255
639413STIL—TAK TRUCKING INCJul 14, 2023 → Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026