Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96235S700711 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenDec 10, 2023
MO
Last seenMar 19, 2024
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
1GRAA96235S700711
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 19, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
700711

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
2005

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 · Dec 10, 2023 – Mar 19, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2024LAII · Walk-around0DAIRY TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 1199686J161223/LA
Dec 10, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY LLC 8200481199PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAIRY TRANSPORT SERVICES INC1199686Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241LA
HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY LLC82004Dec 10, 2023Dec 10, 20231MO
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.
J161223LADAIRY TRANSPORT SERVICES INCMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
81199PTSCHILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY LLCDec 10, 2023Dec 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 19, 2026