Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0628JK280593 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenSep 13, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 29, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAP0628JK280593
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
280593

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 13, 2023 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026OHII · Walk-around0J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43766635506241/ME
Jun 9, 2026COIII · Driver-only4J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43766635506241/ME
Mar 18, 2026OHII · Walk-around1OOSJ LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43766635506241/ME
Aug 31, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43766635506241/ME
Aug 4, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43766635506241/ME
May 21, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43766635506241/ME
Aug 14, 2024NYIII · Driver-only6THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
Jul 30, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
May 1, 2024KSII · Walk-around0THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
Mar 7, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
Feb 27, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
Oct 24, 2023FLI · Full16THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
Sep 29, 2023INIII · Driver-only0THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
Sep 13, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40044805208981/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC4376663May 21, 2025Jul 29, 20266NY
THREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC4004480Sep 13, 2023Aug 14, 20248MA
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.
5506241ME2J LOPEZ LOPEZ TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 21, 2025Jul 29, 20266
5208981METHREE BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 13, 2023Aug 14, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026