Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM962X4M700972 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 8, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
1GRDM962X4M700972
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
700972

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
2004

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 8, 2023 – Jan 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 30, 2026TXI · Full5JSB TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3671910204B395/TX
Aug 13, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1TEPOKATZ FLATBED LLC 2499022204B395/TX
Aug 12, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0TEPOKATZ FLATBED LLC 2499022204B395/TX
Jun 20, 2024ILII · Walk-around0TEPOKATZ FLATBED LLC 2499022204B395/TX
Nov 3, 2023TXI · Full11OOSARTURO HERNANDEZ JR 2996068204B395/TX
Sep 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around15OOSUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC 3969516204B395/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JSB TRUCKING SERVICES LLC3671910Jan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261TX
TEPOKATZ FLATBED LLC2499022Jun 20, 2024Aug 13, 20243TX
ARTURO HERNANDEZ JR2996068Nov 3, 2023Nov 3, 20231TX
UNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLC3969516Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231TX
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.
204B395TXJSB TRUCKING SERVICES LLCJan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261
204B395TXTEPOKATZ FLATBED LLCJun 20, 2024Aug 13, 20243
204B395TXARTURO HERNANDEZ JRNov 3, 2023Nov 3, 20231
204B395TXUNIVERSE MARLON TRANSPORT LLCSep 8, 2023Sep 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026