Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1A0628LK161947 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 20, 2024
IN
Last seenAug 5, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
1GR1A0628LK161947
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
161947

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 20, 2024 – Aug 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSNIS FREIGHT LLC 2850569713898ST/IL
May 21, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 2578858713898ST/IL
Apr 14, 2025TNII · Walk-around0YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC 2578858713898ST/IL
Jul 17, 2024OHII · Walk-around3OOSNIS FREIGHT LLC 2850569713898ST/IL
Feb 20, 2024INII · Walk-around2W EXPRESS INC 2818109713898ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIS FREIGHT LLC2850569Jul 17, 2024Aug 5, 20252IL
YANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC2578858Apr 14, 2025May 21, 20252IL
W EXPRESS INC2818109Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241IL
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.
713898STILNIS FREIGHT LLCJul 17, 2024Aug 5, 20252
713898STILYANKEE FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLCApr 14, 2025May 21, 20252
713898STILW EXPRESS INCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026