Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big Tex

16VGX3527K6069097 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 12, 2023
KS
Last seenMar 14, 2024
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
16VGX3527K6069097
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
069097

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
2019

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Mar 14, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 14, 2024NMII · Walk-around0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993159843K/TX
Feb 8, 2024NMII · Walk-around0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993159843K/TX
Dec 13, 2023IAIII · Driver-only3POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993411742M/TX
Nov 28, 2023IAIII · Driver-only0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993159843K/TX
Nov 8, 2023NMI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993159843K/TX
Oct 12, 2023KSI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993411742M/TX
Sep 25, 2023NMI · Full1OOSPOWER TRUCK LINES LLC 298099341174217/TX
Sep 12, 2023KSI · Full0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 366115741174217/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POWER TRUCK LINES LLC2980993Sep 25, 2023Mar 14, 20247TX
LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC3661157Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231TX
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.
159843KTXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCNov 8, 2023Mar 14, 20244
411742MTXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCOct 12, 2023Dec 13, 20232
41174217TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
41174217TXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCSep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026