Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F5323R6297687 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenDec 1, 2023
MD
Last seenAug 20, 2025
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
16V3F5323R6297687
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
3F532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
297687

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 · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 45 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 1, 2023 – Aug 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2025LAI · Full0—SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 4101669BV26PZ/FL
Jul 23, 2025TNI · Full0—SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 4101669BV26PZ/FL
Jul 1, 2025TNI · Full0—SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 4101669BV26PZ/FL
Jul 15, 2024NMII · Walk-around0—SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 4101669BV26PZ/FL
May 1, 2024NMI · Full0—SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC 4101669BV26PZ/FL
Mar 28, 2024LAI · Full2—LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259BV26PZ/FL
Mar 20, 2024TNI · Full0—LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259BV26PZ/FL
Mar 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around0—LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259BV26PZ/FL
Mar 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSLOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC 3538259BV26PZ/TX
Jan 23, 2024VAI · Full0—BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839BV26PZ/FL
Jan 11, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0—BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839BV26PZ/FL
Jan 10, 2024MDI · Full0—BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839BV26PZ/FL
Dec 5, 2023LAI · Full0—BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839BV26PZ/FL
Dec 1, 2023MDII · Walk-around0—BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839BV26PZ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLC4101669May 1, 2024Aug 20, 20255MO
LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLC3538259Mar 2, 2024Mar 28, 20244TX
BELLA FREIGHT LLC3088839Dec 1, 2023Jan 23, 20245OH
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.
BV26PZFL—SOUTHERN BLACKBIRD LOGISTICS LLCMay 1, 2024 → Aug 20, 20255
BV26PZFL—LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLCMar 5, 2024 → Mar 28, 20243
BV26PZTX—LOADMAXX TRANSPORT LLCMar 2, 2024 → Mar 2, 20241
BV26PZFL—BELLA FREIGHT LLCDec 1, 2023 → Jan 23, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026