Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4823P6282770 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 15, 2024
GA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
16V3F4823P6282770
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
282770

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 · Apr 15, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026SCIII · Driver-only3HERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLC 4040750TY12N06/GA
Jan 14, 2026USI · Full2OOSHERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLC 4040750TYI2N06/GA
Jul 17, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0HERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLC 4040750TY12N06/GA
Jan 31, 2025TNI · Full1RAMM HOTSHOTS LLC 3288135TV59E81/GA
Apr 15, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0HERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLC 4040750TV59E81/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLC4040750Apr 15, 2024May 28, 20264GA
RAMM HOTSHOTS LLC3288135Jan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251SC
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.
TY12N06GAHERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLCJul 17, 2025May 28, 20262
TYI2N06GAHERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
TV59E81GARAMM HOTSHOTS LLCJan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251
TV59E81GAHERNANDEZ TEAM DRIVERS LLCApr 15, 2024Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026