Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4821N6168201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenOct 1, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
16V3F4821N6168201
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
168201

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 3699586980038M/TX
May 13, 2026OKI · Full0TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 3699586980038M/TX
May 13, 2026OKI · Full0TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 3699586980038M/TX
May 13, 2026OKI · Full0TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 3699586980038M/TX
Apr 29, 2026NVII · Walk-around0TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 3699586980038M/TX
Nov 11, 2025TXI · Full0TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC 3699586980038M/TX
Oct 15, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185980038M/TX
Jun 17, 2025LAI · Full0DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185980038M/TX
Jan 27, 2025TXI · Full0DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185980038M/TX
Jan 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185980038M/TX
Oct 1, 2024TXI · Full2R&J'S TRANSPORTATION INC 38233596304F92/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLC3699586Nov 11, 2025Jul 10, 20266TX
DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC4122185Jan 7, 2025Oct 15, 20254TX
R&J'S TRANSPORTATION INC3823359Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241TN
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.
980038MTX2TWIN RIVERS TRANSPORT LLCNov 11, 2025Jul 10, 20266
980038MTXDRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLCJan 7, 2025Oct 15, 20254
6304F92TXR&J'S TRANSPORTATION INCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026