Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4828P6228509 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 21, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 29, 2026
VT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
16V3F4828P6228509
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
228509

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026VTII · Walk-around3BCE OK INC 393345017507TK/IL
Oct 9, 2025INII · Walk-around5RJR TRANSPORTATION ENTERPRISES LLC 367305617507TK/IL
Feb 19, 2025SDII · Walk-around9OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057TEMP/IL
Nov 21, 2023KYI · Full2OOSIBEX LOGISTICS LLC 402929117507TK/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BCE OK INC3933450Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261IL
RJR TRANSPORTATION ENTERPRISES LLC3673056Oct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251MI
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Feb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251IL
IBEX LOGISTICS LLC4029291Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231IL
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.
17507TKILBCE OK INCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
17507TKILRJR TRANSPORTATION ENTERPRISES LLCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
TEMPILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251
17507TKILIBEX LOGISTICS LLCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026