Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Big Tex

16V3F4827T6438657 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
9 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 12
First seenAug 18, 2025
OK
Last seenMay 5, 2026
MD
Inspected under 5 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
16V3F4827T6438657
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
438657

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
2026

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 · Aug 18, 2025 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026MDII · Walk-around2MAMBA LOGISTICS LLC 4455138DS44AR/FL
Mar 18, 2026ARI · Full2MGM DYNAMICS LLC 4428569DS44AR/FL
Feb 25, 2026TNI · Full1OOSMGM DYNAMICS LLC 4428569DS44AR/FL
Feb 6, 2026MOI · Full0DENVER CARGO CONNECT LLC 4184637DS44AR/FL
Jan 9, 2026KSI · Full15OOSDENVER CARGO CONNECT LLC 4184637DS44AR/FL
Dec 12, 2025MTI · Full3OOSDENVER CARGO CONNECT LLC 4184637DS44AR/FL
Dec 3, 2025OHI · Full4OOSDENVER CARGO CONNECT LLC 4184637DS44AR/FL
Nov 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around4MAMBA LOGISTICS LLC 4455138DS44AR/FL
Oct 9, 2025MOIII · Driver-only4OOS6TILL ILL LLC 4057912DS44AR/FL
Oct 7, 2025INIII · Driver-only16TILL ILL LLC 4057912DS44AR/FL
Sep 9, 2025GAIII · Driver-only8OOS6TILL ILL LLC 4057912DS44AR/FL
Aug 18, 2025OKI · Full1CASON'S FREIGHT AND TRANSPORT LLC 3354596DS44AR/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAMBA LOGISTICS LLC4455138Nov 4, 2025May 5, 20262FL
MGM DYNAMICS LLC4428569Feb 25, 2026Mar 18, 20262SC
DENVER CARGO CONNECT LLC4184637Dec 3, 2025Feb 6, 20264CO
6TILL ILL LLC4057912Sep 9, 2025Oct 9, 20253PA
CASON'S FREIGHT AND TRANSPORT LLC3354596Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251TX
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.
DS44ARFLMAMBA LOGISTICS LLCNov 4, 2025May 5, 20262
DS44ARFLMGM DYNAMICS LLCFeb 25, 2026Mar 18, 20262
DS44ARFLDENVER CARGO CONNECT LLCDec 3, 2025Feb 6, 20264
DS44ARFL6TILL ILL LLCSep 9, 2025Oct 9, 20253
DS44ARFLCASON'S FREIGHT AND TRANSPORT LLCAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026