Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Big tex Big Tex

16V3F4828TA417538 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen11/18/2025
VA
Last seen06/24/2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
16V3F4828TA417538
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/05/2026
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 · 11/18/2025 – 06/24/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/24/2026KYIII · Driver-only1OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986TUB8450/OH
06/02/2026COI · Full0—KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172TUB8450/OH
05/08/2026VAIII · Driver-only6OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172TUB8450/OH
11/18/2025VAI · Full1—SLA CARRIERS LLC 4316632TUB8450/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC455098606/24/202606/24/20261WA
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC451817205/08/202606/02/20262IL
SLA CARRIERS LLC431663211/18/202511/18/20251IL
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.
TUB8450OH2UNITRANSPORT LLC06/24/2026 → 06/24/20261
TUB8450OH—KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC05/08/2026 → 06/02/20262
TUB8450OH—SLA CARRIERS LLC11/18/2025 → 11/18/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026