Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX4022L6057406 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenFeb 22, 2024
NJ
Last seenAug 4, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
16VGX4022L6057406
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
GX402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
057406

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 · 206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 206 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
2020

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 · Feb 22, 2024 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025NYI · Full7OOSINAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 43078475406633/ME
Jul 24, 2025RIII · Walk-around9OOSINAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 43078475406633/ME
May 16, 2025CTI · Full3OOSINAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 4307847540663/ME
Jan 30, 2025NYIII · Driver-only5OOSINAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 43078475406633/ME
Apr 11, 2024MAII · Walk-around5OOSA BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022J99TAD/NJ
Feb 22, 2024NJI · Full1A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC 4100022J99TAD/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLC4307847Jan 30, 2025Aug 4, 20254NY
A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC4100022Feb 22, 2024Apr 11, 20242NJ
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.
5406633MEINAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLCJan 30, 2025Aug 4, 20253
540663MEINAMINUTE TOWING & RECOVERY LLCMay 16, 2025May 16, 20251
J99TADNJA BETTER WAY TRANS LLCFeb 22, 2024Apr 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026