Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4829R6290469 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenDec 13, 2023
MT
Last seenJun 3, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
16V3F4829R6290469
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
290469

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
2024

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Jun 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSWAY MAKER TRUCKING LLC 32161514VX5477/CA
Feb 28, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0WAY MAKER TRUCKING LLC 32161514VX5477/CA
Feb 15, 2025UTI · Full1OOSWAY MAKER TRUCKING LLC 32161514VX5477/CA
Sep 10, 2024NMI · Full2CJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 34784054VX5477/CA
May 2, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2OOSCJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 34784054VX5477/CA
May 1, 2024WYI · Full5OOSCJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 34784054VX5477/TX
Dec 22, 2023OHII · Walk-around5CJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 34784054VX5477/CA
Dec 13, 2023MTII · Walk-around2OOSCJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 34784054VX5477/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WAY MAKER TRUCKING LLC3216151Feb 15, 2025Jun 3, 20253TX
CJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3478405Dec 13, 2023Sep 10, 20245TX
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.
4VX5477CAWAY MAKER TRUCKING LLCFeb 15, 2025Jun 3, 20253
4VX5477CACJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCDec 13, 2023Sep 10, 20244
4VX5477TXCJL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026