Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2026 Big Tex

16V3F4827T6474722 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenMay 19, 2026
MO
Last seenSep 24, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4827T6474722
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 27, 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
474722

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.

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 19, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 24, 2026KYI · Full1—GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORP 4400670159594TE/IL
May 19, 2026MOI · Full2OOSCONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921008K63U/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORP4400670Sep 24, 2026Sep 24, 20261IL
CONNECTING CITIES INC3320921May 19, 2026May 19, 20261IL
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.
159594TEIL2GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORPSep 24, 2026 → Sep 24, 20261
008K63UMO—CONNECTING CITIES INCMay 19, 2026 → May 19, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 27, 2026