Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM0628GH729850 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 2, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1GRDM0628GH729850
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
DM062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
729850

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 · 855 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 855 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 855 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
2016

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 2, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026TXI · Full5OOSFAUSTINO GONZALES II 3405866081B762/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXI · Full3STRUCTURAL METALS INC 136936081B762/TX
Dec 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around0STRUCTURAL METALS INC 136936081B762/TX
Oct 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around8KEN LOGISTICS TRUCKING LLC 3896412081B762/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAUSTINO GONZALES II3405866Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261TX
STRUCTURAL METALS INC136936Dec 27, 2024Mar 30, 20262TX
KEN LOGISTICS TRUCKING LLC3896412Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241TX
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.
081B762TX2FAUSTINO GONZALES IIJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
081B762TXSTRUCTURAL METALS INCDec 27, 2024Mar 30, 20262
081B762TXKEN LOGISTICS TRUCKING LLCOct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026