Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Big tex Big Tex

16VGX512XD2653702 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seen05/16/2024
CA
Last seen04/09/2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
16VGX512XD2653702
Make
Big tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/19/2026
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 · 05/16/2024 – 04/09/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/09/2026COIII · Driver-only1—K TRANSPORT LLC 39809064WG1597/CA
04/02/2026CAI · Full3—K TRANSPORT LLC 39809064WG1597/CA
03/31/2026AZII · Walk-around1OOSK TRANSPORT LLC 39809064WG1597/CA
06/23/2025TNI · Full0—K TRANSPORT LLC 39809064WG1597/CA
05/15/2025AZI · Full3—K TRANSPORT LLC 39809064WG1597/CA
05/20/2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSLARAS TOWING INC 27324314TR3384/CA
05/16/2024CAIII · Driver-only3—LARAS TOWING INC 27324314TR3384/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K TRANSPORT LLC398090605/15/202504/09/20265MA
LARAS TOWING INC273243105/16/202405/20/20242CA
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.
4WG1597CA—K TRANSPORT LLC05/15/2025 → 04/09/20265
4TR3384CA—LARAS TOWING INC05/16/2024 → 05/20/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026