Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1985 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0629FT593072 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 7, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 25, 2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
1GRAP0629FT593072
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1985
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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
593072

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026OKII · Walk-around4OOSKANE EXPRESS LLC 4410440247B114/TX
May 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 3864603247B114/TX
Feb 25, 2025COIII · Driver-only0TOTAL COVER TRANSPORT LLC 3220656247B114/TX
Aug 8, 2024SDII · Walk-around5OOSALMAS TRANSPORT INC 3864603223B312/TX
Jul 1, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 3864603247B114/TX
Mar 31, 2024MIII · Walk-around1LAZAR FREIGHT LLC 2864745223B312/TX
Jul 8, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1LAZAR FREIGHT LLC 2864745223B312/TX
Jul 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSLAZAR FREIGHT LLC 2864745223B312/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KANE EXPRESS LLC4410440Mar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261TX
ALMAS TRANSPORT INC3864603Jul 1, 2024May 15, 20253TX
TOTAL COVER TRANSPORT LLC3220656Feb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251TX
LAZAR FREIGHT LLC2864745Jul 7, 2023Mar 31, 20243TX
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.
247B114TXKANE EXPRESS LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
247B114TXALMAS TRANSPORT INCJul 1, 2024May 15, 20252
247B114TXTOTAL COVER TRANSPORT LLCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
223B312TXALMAS TRANSPORT INCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
223B312TXLAZAR FREIGHT LLCJul 7, 2023Mar 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026