Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4821N6133495 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 13
First seenMar 6, 2024
NM
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
16V3F4821N6133495
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
133495

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 · 2,099 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 2,099 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
2022

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 6, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MSI · Full0D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 45637250BVT5/UT
Jul 6, 2026KSI · Full0D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 4563725OBVT5/UT
Jun 29, 2026KSI · Full0D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC 4563725OBVT5/UT
Oct 30, 2025COI · Full3JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
Oct 22, 2025PAI · Full1JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
Oct 21, 2025ILII · Walk-around4JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
Sep 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
May 15, 2025MAIII · Driver-only0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399OBVT5/UT
Jan 15, 2025MOI · Full2JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 4089399OBVT5/UT
Oct 10, 2024TNI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
Sep 26, 2024NMI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
Jun 25, 2024ARI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
Mar 6, 2024NMI · Full0JOELS HOTSHOT LLC 40893990BVT5/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLC4563725Jun 29, 2026Jul 31, 20263OK
JOELS HOTSHOT LLC4089399Mar 6, 2024Oct 30, 202510TX
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.
0BVT5UT2D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
OBVT5UT2D&J TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS LLCJun 29, 2026Jul 6, 20262
0BVT5UTJOELS HOTSHOT LLCMar 6, 2024Oct 30, 20258
OBVT5UTJOELS HOTSHOT LLCJan 15, 2025May 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026