Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627HK266888 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 12, 2023
IA
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
1GRAA0627HK266888
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1987
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
AA062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
266888

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 · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 24,927 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
1987

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SUMMIT ENERGY SERVICES INC 2123356STF7689/MN
Aug 12, 2026NEIII · Driver-only2SUMMIT ENERGY SERVICES INC 2123356STF7689/MN
Jan 11, 2026IAII · Walk-around2SUMMIT ENERGY SERVICES INC 2123356STF7689/MN
Oct 1, 2024MNI · Full6MEI TRUCKING LLC 30980656397STS/MN
Mar 22, 2024IAII · Walk-around0MEI TRUCKING LLC 30980656397STS/MN
Jul 12, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2BLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC 15672166397STS/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUMMIT ENERGY SERVICES INC2123356Jan 11, 2026Aug 26, 20263TX
MEI TRUCKING LLC3098065Mar 22, 2024Oct 1, 20242MN
BLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLC1567216Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 20231IA
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.
STF7689MN2SUMMIT ENERGY SERVICES INCJan 11, 2026Aug 26, 20263
6397STSMNMEI TRUCKING LLCMar 22, 2024Oct 1, 20242
6397STSMNBLUE STAR TRANSPORT LLCJul 12, 2023Jul 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026