Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Big Tex

16VGX3528K6073840 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
40 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenJun 27, 2023
NC
Last seenOct 26, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 40 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3528K6073840
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
073840

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Oct 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 26, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2OOSBOLD HAUL LOGISTICS LLC 4421192TW86F44/GA
Jul 7, 2026GAI · Full23OOSTADA EXPRESS LLC 3875390TW86F44/GA
Oct 11, 2023VAII · Walk-around7OOSBAYOU'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3171771TS86B35/GA
Aug 24, 2023NCI · Full2OOSBAYOU'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3171771TS86B35/GA
Jun 27, 2023NCI · Full4—BAYOU'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3171771—
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOLD HAUL LOGISTICS LLC4421192Oct 26, 2026Oct 26, 20261GA
TADA EXPRESS LLC3875390Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261TX
BAYOU'S TRANSPORTATION LLC3171771Jun 27, 2023Oct 11, 20233GA
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.
TW86F44GA2BOLD HAUL LOGISTICS LLCOct 26, 2026 → Oct 26, 20261
TW86F44GA2TADA EXPRESS LLCJul 7, 2026 → Jul 7, 20261
TS86B35GA—BAYOU'S TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 24, 2023 → Oct 11, 20232
—GA—BAYOU'S TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 27, 2023 → Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026