Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1985 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0628FD456960 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under5
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJan 8, 2024
IN
Last seenAug 2, 2026
MO
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 31 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
1GRAP0628FD456960
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1985
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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
456960

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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
1985

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 8, 2024 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026MOII · Walk-around1HIGH TECH TRANSPORT 31753292448377/ME
May 4, 2026AZII · Walk-around1OOSSANDHU TRANS GROUP INC 41705242448377/ME
Mar 11, 2026MOII · Walk-around1OOSD & C VARGAS TRANSPORT INC 19987932448377/ME
Apr 6, 2024MOI · Full8OOSBROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC 15368542448377/ME
Jan 8, 2024INIII · Driver-only1BATTH EXPRESS INC 36284632448377/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIGH TECH TRANSPORT3175329Aug 2, 2026Aug 2, 20261CA
SANDHU TRANS GROUP INC4170524May 4, 2026May 4, 20261CA
D & C VARGAS TRANSPORT INC1998793Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261NJ
BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC1536854Apr 6, 2024Apr 6, 20241NJ
BATTH EXPRESS INC3628463Jan 8, 2024Jan 8, 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.
2448377ME2HIGH TECH TRANSPORTAug 2, 2026Aug 2, 20261
2448377MESANDHU TRANS GROUP INCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
2448377MED & C VARGAS TRANSPORT INCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
2448377MEBROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INCApr 6, 2024Apr 6, 20241
2448377MEBATTH EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2024Jan 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026