Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big tex Big Tex

16V3F482XS6415677 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen11/05/2025
MN
Last seen03/19/2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
16V3F482XS6415677
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
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 · 11/05/2025 – 03/19/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/19/2026INII · Walk-around3—NINA SIMONE TRUCKING LLC 43462491018025ST/IL
11/17/2025ILI · Full0—CONNECTING CITIES INC 33209211018025ST/IL
11/07/2025MIIII · Driver-only1—CONNECTING CITIES INC 33209211018025ST/IL
11/05/2025MNI · Full1OOSCONNECTING CITIES INC 33209211018025ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NINA SIMONE TRUCKING LLC434624903/19/202603/19/20261IL
CONNECTING CITIES INC332092111/05/202511/17/20253IL
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.
1018025STIL—NINA SIMONE TRUCKING LLC03/19/2026 → 03/19/20261
1018025STIL—CONNECTING CITIES INC11/05/2025 → 11/17/20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026