Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4821R6317745 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenApr 22, 2025
LA
Last seenJan 22, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
16V3F4821R6317745
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
317745

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
2024

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 · Apr 22, 2025 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0TONY'S FREIGHT LLC 4075621488439T/TN
Jan 14, 2026TNI · Full4OOSTONY'S FREIGHT LLC 4075621488439T/TN
Dec 11, 2025TNI · Full0TONY'S FREIGHT LLC 4075621488439T/TN
Oct 16, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0TONY'S FREIGHT LLC 4075621664504T/TN
Aug 6, 2025IAI · Full0TONY'S FREIGHT LLC 4075621664504T/TN
May 15, 2025ARI · Full5OOSMAKO HAULING LLC 4324561488439T/TN
Apr 22, 2025LAI · Full3OOSMAKO HAULING LLC 4324561488439T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TONY'S FREIGHT LLC4075621Aug 6, 2025Jan 22, 20265OR
MAKO HAULING LLC4324561Apr 22, 2025May 15, 20252LA
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.
488439TTNTONY'S FREIGHT LLCDec 11, 2025Jan 22, 20263
664504TTNTONY'S FREIGHT LLCAug 6, 2025Oct 16, 20252
488439TTNMAKO HAULING LLCApr 22, 2025May 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026