Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big Tex

16VGX2821J6018506 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 1, 2023
TN
Last seenSep 22, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
16VGX2821J6018506
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
16V

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GX282

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
018506

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
BIG TEX

Prefix basis · 53 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 53 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BIG TEX

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Big Tex

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 1, 2023 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025TNI · Full0THE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INC 1973302WZS428/GA
Jul 22, 2025TNI · Full4THE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INC 1973302WZS428/GA
May 30, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1MECKLENBURG TRANSPORTATION LLC 3094229C354EP/GA
May 30, 2024GAI · Full1THE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INC 1973302WZS428/GA
Sep 27, 2023ALI · Full1OOSTHE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INC 1973302WZS428/GA
Aug 1, 2023TNI · Full0THE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INC 1973302WZS428/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INC1973302Aug 1, 2023Sep 22, 20255GA
MECKLENBURG TRANSPORTATION LLC3094229May 30, 2024May 30, 20241NC
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.
WZS428GATHE MILLER CLAPPERTON PARTNERSHIP INCAug 1, 2023Sep 22, 20255
C354EPGAMECKLENBURG TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026