Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big tex Big Tex

16VGX3529K6049143 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seen12/14/2023
TN
Last seen10/28/2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
16VGX3529K6049143
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/16/2026
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 · 12/14/2023 – 10/28/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/28/2025COI · Full1—SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921209C840/TX
09/18/2025TNI · Full0—SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921209C840/TX
09/09/2025MOI · Full10—SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921245C178/TX
06/04/2025TXII · Walk-around2—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
05/15/2025OKI · Full1—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
04/19/2025TNI · Full0—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
03/18/2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
02/27/2025TNI · Full0—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
09/10/2024OKI · Full2—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C1/TX
09/06/2024IAII · Walk-around3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
08/29/2024MOI · Full2—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
07/30/2024VAI · Full4—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
06/19/2024AZIII · Driver-only3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
04/07/2024ILII · Walk-around2OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647209C840/TX
03/12/2024KYI · Full0—B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647209C840/TX
12/14/2023TNIII · Driver-only3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647209C840/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC372192109/09/202510/28/20253TX
B & V EXPRESS LLC370564712/14/202306/04/202513TX
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.
209C840TX—SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC09/18/2025 → 10/28/20252
245C178TX—SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC09/09/2025 → 09/09/20251
245C178TX—B & V EXPRESS LLC06/19/2024 → 06/04/20259
245C1TX—B & V EXPRESS LLC09/10/2024 → 09/10/20241
209C840TX—B & V EXPRESS LLC12/14/2023 → 04/07/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/16/2026
2019 Big tex Big Tex — VIN 16VGX3529K6049143