Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96293M038901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 15, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 6, 2026
TX
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM96293M038901
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
038901

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
2003

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2724408237B197/TX
Nov 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2724408237B197/TX
Dec 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around17OOSDZUL TRUCKING LLC 3915404237B197/TX
Jun 15, 2023TXI · Full3DZUL TRUCKING LLC 3915404141C035/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALCS TRANSPORTATION LLC2724408Nov 25, 2025Apr 6, 20262IN
DZUL TRUCKING LLC3915404Jun 15, 2023Dec 27, 20232TX
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.
237B197TXALCS TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 25, 2025Apr 6, 20262
237B197TXDZUL TRUCKING LLCDec 27, 2023Dec 27, 20231
141C035TXDZUL TRUCKING LLCJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026