Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96298W701911 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under5
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 4, 2023
US
Last seenJul 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 34 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
1GRAA96298W701911
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
701911

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 4, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026TXI · Full13OOSBORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV 351928980UB8G/SI
Jul 13, 2026TXI · Full6ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969180UB8G/TA
Jul 6, 2026TXI · Full8OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969180UB8G/SI
Jun 22, 2026USI · Full5OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536980UB8G/MX
Oct 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969180UB8G/TA
Sep 17, 2025USI · Full18JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155980UB8G/MX
Oct 5, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536980UB8G/MX
Aug 8, 2024TXI · Full18OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV 304536980UB8G/DF
Sep 14, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0DART TRANSIT COMPANY 75525500739ST/IL
Sep 4, 2023USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969180UB8G/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CV3519289Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261TA
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Sep 4, 2023Jul 13, 20264TA
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CV3045369Aug 8, 2024Jun 22, 20263TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251SO
DART TRANSIT COMPANY75525Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231MN
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.
80UB8GSI2BORDER SERVICES TRANSFER MX SA DE CVJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
80UB8GTA2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISOct 15, 2025Jul 13, 20262
80UB8GSI2ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISJul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261
80UB8GMX2TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVOct 5, 2024Jun 22, 20262
80UB8GMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLASep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
80UB8GDFTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ SA DE CVAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
500739STILDART TRANSIT COMPANYSep 14, 2023Sep 14, 20231
80UB8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISSep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026