Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM962XJH103048 · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJan 22, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
NV
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM962XJH103048
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
103048

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Jan 22, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026NVII · Walk-around1MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
May 12, 2026CAI · Full3OOSMERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Sep 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Jul 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSRYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC 165420254359TM/VA
Dec 31, 2024NVIII · Driver-only2MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Sep 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Jul 18, 2024CAI · Full1OOSMERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Jun 13, 2024CAI · Full1MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Apr 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
Jan 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MERCHANTS METALS LLC 283413254359TM/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCHANTS METALS LLC283413Jan 22, 2024May 14, 20269GA
RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INC165420Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251FL
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.
254359TMVAMERCHANTS METALS LLCJan 22, 2024May 14, 20269
254359TMVARYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026