Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big tex Big Tex

16V3F4826S6410573 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 20, 2025
MT
Last seenJan 12, 2026
SD
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4826S6410573
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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 · Oct 20, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0—CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC 4456159UT36051/SC
Oct 22, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1—THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631NO PLATE/SC
Oct 20, 2025MTII · Walk-around4—THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631NONE-WRITTEN/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLC4456159Jan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261TN
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Oct 20, 2025Oct 22, 20252TN
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.
UT36051SC—CAROLINE'S EXPRESS LLCJan 12, 2026 → Jan 12, 20261
NO PLATESC—THOMAS LYLE SHAFEROct 22, 2025 → Oct 22, 20251
NONE-WRITTENSC—THOMAS LYLE SHAFEROct 20, 2025 → Oct 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026