Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Big Tex

16V3F482XT6418886 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
8 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenNov 4, 2025
ME
Last seenJul 21, 2026
ME
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 8 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
16V3F482XT6418886
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
418886

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 · Nov 4, 2025 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026MEI · Full6OOSIBM TRANSPORT LLC 4520239U30TCN/NJ
Apr 8, 2026NYII · Walk-around11NUNEZ & AYESTAS LOGISTICS LLC 4082137U30TCN/NJ
Jan 15, 2026MEIII · Driver-only2OOSBLUE DRIVE LOGISTIC AND TRANSPORTATION LLC 4502486U30TCN/NJ
Dec 31, 2025MEIII · Driver-only3OOSKF EXPRESS LLC 4425998U30TCN/NJ
Nov 4, 2025MEI · Full5KF EXPRESS LLC 4425998U30TCN/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IBM TRANSPORT LLC4520239Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261NJ
NUNEZ & AYESTAS LOGISTICS LLC4082137Apr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261TX
BLUE DRIVE LOGISTIC AND TRANSPORTATION LLC4502486Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261PA
KF EXPRESS LLC4425998Nov 4, 2025Dec 31, 20252NJ
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.
U30TCNNJ2IBM TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
U30TCNNJNUNEZ & AYESTAS LOGISTICS LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
U30TCNNJBLUE DRIVE LOGISTIC AND TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
U30TCNNJKF EXPRESS LLCNov 4, 2025Dec 31, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026