Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96228W701913 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under5
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 12
First seenSep 7, 2023
US
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 35 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
1GRAA96228W701913
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
701913

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXI · Full13OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536981UB8G/SI
Jun 15, 2026TXI · Full14OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UB8G/SI
May 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UB8G/MX
Dec 26, 2025USI · Full12OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155981UB8G/MX
Sep 25, 2025USI · Full7OOSCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215481UB8G/MX
Jun 3, 2025USI · Full3OOSBORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV 351928981UB8G/MX
Oct 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UB8G/MX
Oct 19, 2024USII · Walk-around2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UB8G/MX
Jun 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UB8G/TA
May 2, 2024TXI · Full12OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UB8G/MX
Sep 28, 2023USII · Walk-around1ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969181UG8G/MX
Sep 7, 2023USI · Full20OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155981UB8G/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261TA
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Sep 28, 2023Jun 15, 20267TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Sep 7, 2023Dec 26, 20252SO
CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV4192154Sep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251TA
BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV3519289Jun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251TA
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.
81UB8GSI2TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261
81UB8GSI2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISJun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261
81UB8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISMay 2, 2024May 8, 20264
81UB8GMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLASep 7, 2023Dec 26, 20252
81UB8GMXCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVSep 25, 2025Sep 25, 20251
81UB8GMXBORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CVJun 3, 2025Jun 3, 20251
81UB8GTAERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISJun 6, 2024Jun 6, 20241
81UG8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026