Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628KW149837 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 7, 2023
KY
Last seenJan 14, 2025
NV
Inspected under 2 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
1GRAA0628KW149837
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
149837

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
1989

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 7, 2023 – Jan 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227302993/NE
Jan 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227302993/NE
Dec 30, 2024NVIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227302993/NE
Oct 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227302993/NE
Jun 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227302993/NE
Nov 21, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227302993/KS
Nov 1, 2023CAII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD 193227NONE/NE
Jul 7, 2023KYI · Full3OTS ENTERPRISES LLC 2374743268997/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTD193227Nov 1, 2023Jan 14, 20257NE
OTS ENTERPRISES LLC2374743Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231NE
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
302993NETRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTDJun 25, 2024Jan 14, 20255
302993KSTRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTDNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
NONENETRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS LTDNov 1, 2023Nov 1, 20231
268997NEOTS ENTERPRISES LLCJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026