Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4821P6259987 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 6, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 7, 2026
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4821P6259987
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
259987

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
2023

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026NDI · Full4OOSRAETHER AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 4090424ER36516/WI
May 13, 2026KSI · Full3OOSRAETHER AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 4090424ER36516/WI
Mar 25, 2026KSI · Full6OOSRAETHER AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 4090424BR36516/WI
Sep 12, 2024TNI · Full0TRADESMAN CARRIERS LLC 40741055253100/UK
Jan 10, 2024GAI · Full1TRADESMAN CARRIERS LLC 40741055253100/ME
Sep 6, 2023COIII · Driver-only0TRADESMAN CARRIERS LLC 40741055253100/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAETHER AND SONS TRUCKING LLC4090424Mar 25, 2026Jul 7, 20263WI
TRADESMAN CARRIERS LLC4074105Sep 6, 2023Sep 12, 20243IA
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.
ER36516WI2RAETHER AND SONS TRUCKING LLCMay 13, 2026Jul 7, 20262
BR36516WIRAETHER AND SONS TRUCKING LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
5253100UKTRADESMAN CARRIERS LLCSep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241
5253100METRADESMAN CARRIERS LLCSep 6, 2023Jan 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026