Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA962X8S700242 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 23, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 20, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1GRAA962X8S700242
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
700242

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 · Jun 23, 2023 – May 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0NEW DAIRY OHIO TRANSPORT LLC 46871071842T/KY
Sep 23, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1NEW DAIRY KENTUCKY LLC 99573471842T/UK
Jun 26, 2023KYII · Walk-around1NEW DAIRY KENTUCKY LLC 99573471842T/KY
Jun 23, 2023TNII · Walk-around1NEW DAIRY KENTUCKY LLC 99573471842T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW DAIRY OHIO TRANSPORT LLC468710May 20, 2025May 20, 20251OH
NEW DAIRY KENTUCKY LLC995734Jun 23, 2023Sep 23, 20243KY
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.
71842TKYNEW DAIRY OHIO TRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
71842TUKNEW DAIRY KENTUCKY LLCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
71842TKYNEW DAIRY KENTUCKY LLCJun 23, 2023Jun 26, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026