Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Big Tex

16VCX4938X1508237 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenMay 15, 2024
FL
Last seenOct 8, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
16VCX4938X1508237
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
CX493

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
508237

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 12 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
1999

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 · May 15, 2024 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025OHIII · Driver-only5OOSO&E AUTO BROKERS LLC 4343091DP46GZ/FL
Sep 18, 2025NCII · Walk-around7OOSO&E AUTO BROKERS LLC 4343091DP46GZ/FL
Jul 22, 2025FLI · Full21OOSMMG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4327976DI38CE/FL
Feb 18, 2025FLII · Walk-around23OOSMMG AUTO TRANSPORT INC 4327976DI38CE/FL
May 15, 2024FLI · Full4OOSY & O TRANSPORT LLC 326843157EIQH/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
O&E AUTO BROKERS LLC4343091Sep 18, 2025Oct 8, 20252MD
MMG AUTO TRANSPORT INC4327976Feb 18, 2025Jul 22, 20252FL
Y & O TRANSPORT LLC3268431May 15, 2024May 15, 20241FL
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.
DP46GZFLO&E AUTO BROKERS LLCSep 18, 2025Oct 8, 20252
DI38CEFLMMG AUTO TRANSPORT INCFeb 18, 2025Jul 22, 20252
57EIQHFLY & O TRANSPORT LLCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026