Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1A0621LB156251 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 26, 2024
ME
Last seenJun 12, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 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
1GR1A0621LB156251
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1A062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
156251

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 · 13,972 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 13,972 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,972 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
2020

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 · Feb 26, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1NIS FREIGHT LLC 2850569679250ST/IL
Nov 6, 2025PAII · Walk-around4YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 2578858679250ST/IL
Oct 29, 2025IAIII · Driver-only5YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 2578858679250ST/IL
Oct 24, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1W EXPRESS INC 2818109679250ST/IL
Sep 10, 2025NEIII · Driver-only3YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 2578858679250ST/IL
Mar 12, 2024USI · Full0W EXPRESS INC 2818109679250/IL
Feb 26, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0W EXPRESS INC 2818109679250ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIS FREIGHT LLC2850569Jun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261IL
YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC2578858Sep 10, 2025Nov 6, 20253IL
W EXPRESS INC2818109Feb 26, 2024Oct 24, 20253IL
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.
679250STILNIS FREIGHT LLCJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261
679250STILYANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLCSep 10, 2025Nov 6, 20253
679250STILW EXPRESS INCFeb 26, 2024Oct 24, 20252
679250ILW EXPRESS INCMar 12, 2024Mar 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026