Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96268W701915 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 14
First seenJun 23, 2023
US
Last seenJun 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA96268W701915
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
701915

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
2008

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 23, 2023 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026TXI · Full16OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536982UB8G/SI
Apr 29, 2026TXI · Full20OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/SI
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around8ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
Feb 9, 2026TXI · Full19OOSCUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV 419215482UB8G/TA
Feb 2, 2026USI · Full4ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
Dec 4, 2025USI · Full6ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
Jan 17, 2025USII · Walk-around2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
Oct 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
Jun 11, 2024USII · Walk-around1ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
Feb 26, 2024USI · Full11OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155982UB8G/MX
Feb 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536982UB8G/MX
Feb 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155982UB8G/SO
Jul 5, 2023USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536982UB8G/MX
Jun 23, 2023USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969182UB8G/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Jul 5, 2023Jun 3, 20263TA
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Jun 23, 2023Apr 29, 20268TA
CUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CV4192154Feb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Feb 2, 2024Feb 26, 20242SO
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.
82UB8GSITRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
82UB8GSIERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
82UB8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISJun 23, 2023Apr 1, 20267
82UB8GTACUCOS TRUCKING SA DE CVFeb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261
82UB8GMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLAFeb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241
82UB8GMXTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVJul 5, 2023Feb 21, 20242
82UB8GSOJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLAFeb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026