Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Big Tex

16VGX3523G6049260 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 16, 2024
WY
Last seenMar 31, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
16VGX3523G6049260
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
049260

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 · 488 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 488 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
2016

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 16, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2025MOI · Full0ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478225C142/TX
Mar 4, 2025NMI · Full1OOSROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478225C142/TX
Jan 24, 2025MSI · Full1ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478225C125/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC 3961478225C142/TX
Sep 5, 2024ALI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C142/TX
Jul 24, 2024MTI · Full8OOSCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C142/TX
May 16, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406225C142/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLC3961478Sep 24, 2024Mar 31, 20254TX
CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC3178406May 16, 2024Sep 5, 20243TX
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.
225C142TXROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLCSep 24, 2024Mar 31, 20253
225C125TXROAD RUNNER CARRIERS LLCJan 24, 2025Jan 24, 20251
225C142TXCALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCMay 16, 2024Sep 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026