Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4826P6249147 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 18, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 11, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
16V3F4826P6249147
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
249147

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 18, 2023 – Jun 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2025OHIII · Driver-only4DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC 3981715DA47444/NC
Apr 28, 2025MAII · Walk-around0DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC 3981715DA47444/NC
Apr 10, 2025NCI · Full0DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC 3981715DA47444/NC
Nov 12, 2024MAIII · Driver-only0DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC 3981715DA47444/NC
Jul 10, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC 3981715DA47444/NC
Feb 17, 2024TNI · Full0DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC 3981715DA47444/NC
Oct 18, 2023PAI · Full3ALPHA TRANSPORT HAULING LLC 3411391DA47444/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLC3981715Feb 17, 2024Jun 11, 20256NC
ALPHA TRANSPORT HAULING LLC3411391Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
DA47444NCDIAMOND FREIGHT HAULING LLCFeb 17, 2024Jun 11, 20256
DA47444NCALPHA TRANSPORT HAULING LLCOct 18, 2023Oct 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026