Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0628KK131442 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 29, 2025
DE
Last seenAug 3, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
1GRAP0628KK131442
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
AP062

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
131442

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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.

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 · May 29, 2025 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—SHARK LOGISTICS LLC 3586239648280ST/IL
Jan 11, 2026WAII · Walk-around1OOSDOS CARGO INC 4236189648280ST/IL
May 29, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1—ROYAL EMPIRE TRANSPORATION INC 3693864648280ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHARK LOGISTICS LLC3586239Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261IL
DOS CARGO INC4236189Jan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261IL
ROYAL EMPIRE TRANSPORATION INC3693864May 29, 2025May 29, 20251IL
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.
648280STIL1SHARK LOGISTICS LLCAug 3, 2026 → Aug 3, 20261
648280STIL—DOS CARGO INCJan 11, 2026 → Jan 11, 20261
648280STIL—ROYAL EMPIRE TRANSPORATION INCMay 29, 2025 → May 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026