Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96206M701096 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenSep 17, 2023
SD
Last seenMay 21, 2026
WI
Inspected under 3 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
1GRDM96206M701096
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2006
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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
701096

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 · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,507 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
2006

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 · Sep 17, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026WII · Full16OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379481546ST/IL
Apr 28, 2026MOII · Walk-around1OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379481546ST/IL
Jan 26, 2026IAII · Walk-around3OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379481546ST/IL
Sep 22, 2025WII · Full7ARC EXPRESS INC 4093379481546ST/IL
Aug 8, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2N VISION INC 3934485481546ST/IL
Dec 5, 2024IAII · Walk-around5OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379481546ST/IL
Jul 17, 2024NMI · Full2DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164481546ST/IL
Apr 5, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSDRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164481546ST/IL
Sep 21, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164481546ST/IL
Sep 17, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164481546ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARC EXPRESS INC4093379Dec 5, 2024May 21, 20265IL
N VISION INC3934485Aug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251IL
DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC3066164Sep 17, 2023Jul 17, 20244IL
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.
481546STILARC EXPRESS INCDec 5, 2024May 21, 20265
481546STILN VISION INCAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
481546STILDRONE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 17, 2023Jul 17, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026