Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96228W701961 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenAug 23, 2023
US
Last seenAug 14, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1GRAA96228W701961
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
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
AA962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
701961

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 · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,905 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
2008

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 23, 2023 – Aug 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2025TXI · Full10ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969185UB8G/MX
Nov 4, 2024TXIII · Driver-only4TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536985UB8G/MX
Sep 25, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536985UB8G/MX
Aug 7, 2024TXI · Full6OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969185UB8G/MX
Aug 3, 2024USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969185UB8G/MX
Jun 12, 2024USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969185UB8G/MX
Jan 15, 2024USI · Full12OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155985UB8G/MX
Nov 8, 2023USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969185UB8G/MX
Oct 20, 2023USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969185UB8G/MX
Aug 23, 2023USI · Full21OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155985UB8G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Oct 20, 2023Aug 14, 20256TA
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Sep 25, 2024Nov 4, 20242TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Aug 23, 2023Jan 15, 20242SO
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.
85UB8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISOct 20, 2023Aug 14, 20256
85UB8GMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVSep 25, 2024Nov 4, 20242
85UB8GMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLAAug 23, 2023Jan 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026