Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Big Tex

16VGX4028F6026102 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 9
First seenAug 29, 2023
PA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
16VGX4028F6026102
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2015
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
GX402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
026102

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
2015

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026LAI · Full9OOSAFFORDABLE TRUCKING LLC 4178436TW05B19/GA
May 6, 2026AZI · Full13OOSAFFORDABLE TRUCKING LLC 4178436TW05B19/GA
Apr 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only5OOSAFFORDABLE TRUCKING LLC 4178436TW05B19/GA
Mar 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSSMART FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 3573445TW05B19/GA
Apr 16, 2024MSIII · Driver-only1OOSCROSSROADS CARGO 4112117TW05B19/GA
Mar 27, 2024NCI · Full6OOSCROSSROADS CARGO 4112117TW05B19/GA
Mar 20, 2024OKI · Full6OOSCROSSROADS CARGO 4112117TW05B19/GA
Jan 31, 2024TNI · Full2OOSCROSSROADS CARGO 4112117TWO5B19/GA
Aug 29, 2023PAI · Full7OOSCROSSROADS CARGO 4112117TW05B/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AFFORDABLE TRUCKING LLC4178436Apr 20, 2026Jul 14, 20263FL
SMART FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC3573445Mar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261OK
CROSSROADS CARGO4112117Aug 29, 2023Apr 16, 20245GA
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.
TW05B19GA2AFFORDABLE TRUCKING LLCApr 20, 2026Jul 14, 20263
TW05B19GASMART FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261
TW05B19GACROSSROADS CARGOMar 20, 2024Apr 16, 20243
TWO5B19GACROSSROADS CARGOJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
TW05BGACROSSROADS CARGOAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026