Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Big Tex

16V3F4828T6426405 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 1, 2025
NC
Last seenJul 29, 2026
ND
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4828T6426405
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
426405

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 1, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026NDII · Walk-around7GLOBAL FINANCE HAULING LLC 4571429FGPT46/FL
Jun 27, 2026MSI · Full0GAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Jun 19, 2026TXI · Full0GAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Jun 19, 2026TXI · Full0GAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
May 24, 2026MOII · Walk-around7GAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Mar 24, 2026ALI · Full9OOSGAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Mar 24, 2026ALI · Full9OOSGAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Feb 26, 2026DEI · Full1GAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Feb 26, 2026DEI · Full1GAMBOA CARGO CORP 4282722FGPT46/FL
Oct 1, 2025NCI · Full0V&E OPERATIONS LLC 4171081FGPT46/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLOBAL FINANCE HAULING LLC4571429Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261TX
GAMBOA CARGO CORP4282722Feb 26, 2026Jun 27, 20268FL
V&E OPERATIONS LLC4171081Oct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251SC
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.
FGPT46FL2GLOBAL FINANCE HAULING LLCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
FGPT46FL2GAMBOA CARGO CORPFeb 26, 2026Jun 27, 20268
FGPT46FLV&E OPERATIONS LLCOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026