Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4826S6359253 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenMay 30, 2024
TN
Last seenJul 29, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
16V3F4826S6359253
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
359253

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
2025

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 · May 30, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026WVIII · Driver-only055 TRUCKING 4350510TSF6056/OH
Jul 21, 2025TNI · Full2OOSVALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLC 3046970TSF6056/OH
Aug 16, 2024MOI · Full4VALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLC 3046970TSF6056/OH
Jun 20, 2024ALI · Full4OOSVALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLC 3046970D-9046/OK
May 30, 2024TNI · Full2OOSVALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLC 3046970D-9046/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
55 TRUCKING4350510Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261OH
VALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLC3046970May 30, 2024Jul 21, 20254OH
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.
TSF6056OH255 TRUCKINGJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
TSF6056OHVALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLCAug 16, 2024Jul 21, 20252
D-9046OKVALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
D-9046UKVALMET POWER LOGISTICS LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026