Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96208W701960 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 15, 2023
US
Last seenSep 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 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
1GRAA96208W701960
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
AA962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
701960

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 · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,905 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
2008

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Sep 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2026TXI · Full5OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969184UB8G/MX
Apr 27, 2026TXI · Full5CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215484UB8G/SI
Aug 18, 2025USII · Walk-around0CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215484UB8G/MX
Jul 28, 2025USI · Full12OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155984UB8G/MX
Jun 27, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536984UB8G/MX
May 1, 2024USII · Walk-around2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969184UB8G/MX
Apr 4, 2024USI · Full20OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155984UB8G/MX
Nov 15, 2023USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969184UB8G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Nov 15, 2023Sep 4, 20263TA
CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV4192154Aug 18, 2025Apr 27, 20262TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Apr 4, 2024Jul 28, 20252SO
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241TA
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.
84UB8GMX2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISNov 15, 2023Sep 4, 20263
84UB8GSICUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
84UB8GMXCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
84UB8GMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLAApr 4, 2024Jul 28, 20252
84UB8GMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVJun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026