Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big tex Big Tex

16VEX1824J3000181 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 20, 2024
MA
Last seenSep 8, 2025
MA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VEX1824J3000181
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2018
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.
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02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 20, 2024 – Sep 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2025MAI · Full1—ELM ELECTRICAL INC 1395244E22518/MA
Nov 27, 2024MAIII · Driver-only0—ELM ELECTRICAL INC 1395244E22518/MA
Mar 20, 2024MAIII · Driver-only3—ELM ELECTRICAL INC 1395244E22518/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELM ELECTRICAL INC1395244Mar 20, 2024Sep 8, 20253MA
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.
E22518MA—ELM ELECTRICAL INCMar 20, 2024 → Sep 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026