Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big tex Big Tex

16VGX3520K6072181 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen10/19/2023
OH
Last seen12/04/2024
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
16VGX3520K6072181
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/22/2026
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 · 10/19/2023 – 12/04/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/04/2024PAI · Full1—ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 31556674VZ4975/CA
05/21/2024OHIII · Driver-only0—BALL CARRIERS 32001734VZ4975/CA
12/18/2023PAI · Full1—BALL CARRIERS 32001734VT6692/CA
12/11/2023PAIII · Driver-only0—BALL CARRIERS 32001734VK1020/CA
11/02/2023MAI · Full5—BALL CARRIERS 32001734VK1020/CA
10/19/2023OHI · Full6OOSBALL CARRIERS 3200173—
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZAR CONTRACTING LLC315566712/04/202412/04/20241IN
BALL CARRIERS320017310/19/202305/21/20245IN
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.
4VZ4975CA—ZAR CONTRACTING LLC12/04/2024 → 12/04/20241
4VZ4975CA—BALL CARRIERS05/21/2024 → 05/21/20241
4VT6692CA—BALL CARRIERS12/18/2023 → 12/18/20231
4VK1020CA—BALL CARRIERS11/02/2023 → 12/11/20232
—CA—BALL CARRIERS10/19/2023 → 10/19/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/22/2026