Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9629GH728470 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenJul 3, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
1GRDM9629GH728470
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
728470

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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026TXI · Full29OOSOCHOA HAULING LLC 383438421P858N/TX
Jun 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around14OOSALBERTS EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC 447724726P754N/TX
Apr 15, 2025TXI · Full9OOSRGNG TRANSPORT LLC 362141797N081N/TX
Jul 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOS21 EXPRESS INC 2984290943915ST/IL
Jul 3, 2023NMIII · Driver-only021 EXPRESS INC 2984290943915ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OCHOA HAULING LLC3834384Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261TX
ALBERTS EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC4477247Jun 1, 2026Jun 1, 20261TX
RGNG TRANSPORT LLC3621417Apr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251TX
21 EXPRESS INC2984290Jul 3, 2023Jul 14, 20232IL
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.
21P858NTX2OCHOA HAULING LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
26P754NTXALBERTS EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLCJun 1, 2026Jun 1, 20261
97N081NTXRGNG TRANSPORT LLCApr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251
943915STIL21 EXPRESS INCJul 3, 2023Jul 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026