Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big tex Big Tex

16V3F4821P6236158 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seen11/12/2025
SC
Last seen01/19/2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 2 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
16V3F4821P6236158
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/19/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 11/12/2025 – 01/19/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/19/2026TNI · Full2OOSTHREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLC 4263568469744T/TN
01/13/2026PAII · Walk-around8OOSTHREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLC 4263568469744T/TN
11/12/2025SCIII · Driver-only1OOSBUIE TRANSPORTATION LLC 3683289469744T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLC426356801/13/202601/19/20262OH
BUIE TRANSPORTATION LLC368328911/12/202511/12/20251SC
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.
469744TTN—THREE BUDDIES ENTERPRISES LLC01/13/2026 → 01/19/20262
469744TTN—BUIE TRANSPORTATION LLC11/12/2025 → 11/12/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/19/2026
2023 Big tex Big Tex — VIN 16V3F4821P6236158