Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9626GH729608 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under6
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenMar 1, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 24 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
1GRDM9626GH729608
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
729608

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
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 · Mar 1, 2024 – Mar 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSJJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC 4322107173C722/TX
Feb 12, 2026SDII · Walk-around5JJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC 4322107173C722/TX
Jan 14, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1JJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC 4322107173C722/TX
Nov 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1JJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC 4322107173C722/TX
Aug 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170173C722/TX
Aug 12, 2025SCIII · Driver-only17OOSTWIN CARRIER LLC 3518735173C722/TX
Apr 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only16OOSCRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 3809748173C722/TX
Dec 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around3JSG BIG TEXAS TRUCK 4203225173C722/TX
Mar 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around2EL TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS COMPANY LLC 3693562173C722/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JJ SMITH TRANSPORT INC4322107Nov 17, 2025Mar 22, 20264OK
OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION384170Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251OH
TWIN CARRIER LLC3518735Aug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251OH
CRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC3809748Apr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251OH
JSG BIG TEXAS TRUCK4203225Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241TX
EL TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS COMPANY LLC3693562Mar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241LA
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.
173C722TXJJ SMITH TRANSPORT INCNov 17, 2025Mar 22, 20264
173C722TXOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATIONAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
173C722TXTWIN CARRIER LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
173C722TXCRENA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCApr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251
173C722TXJSG BIG TEXAS TRUCKDec 20, 2024Dec 20, 20241
173C722TXEL TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS COMPANY LLCMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026