Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA9629HB708896 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenOct 10, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 2, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1GRAA9629HB708896
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
708896

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
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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026GAII · Walk-around7OOSMFS FLEET INC 917131T552345/IL
Sep 12, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1TRANSCO INC 1062707P1552345/IL
Feb 20, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1MFS FLEET INC 917131T552345/IL
Jan 22, 2025WAII · Walk-around2MFS FLEET INC 917131T552345/IL
Aug 21, 2024MDII · Walk-around0SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 247350T552345/IL
Jun 26, 2024WAII · Walk-around3OOSMFS FLEET INC 917131T552345/IL
Mar 30, 2024ORIII · Driver-only2OOSMFS FLEET INC 917131T552345/IL
Oct 10, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2OOSMFS FLEET INC 917131T552345/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MFS FLEET INC917131Oct 10, 2023Apr 2, 20266TX
TRANSCO INC1062707Sep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251TX
SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY247350Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241OH
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.
T552345ILMFS FLEET INCOct 10, 2023Apr 2, 20266
P1552345ILTRANSCO INCSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
T552345ILSOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANYAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026