Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Big Tex

16VGX512252684833 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 17, 2023
AL
Last seenOct 5, 2023
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
16VGX512252684833
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
GX512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
684833

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 · 107 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 107 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
2005

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Oct 5, 2023

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 5, 2023ILII · Walk-around4ANY LOCATION TRANSPORT LLC 2941170TU90T49/GA
Jul 24, 2023IAI · Full5OOSANY LOCATION TRANSPORT LLC 2941170TU90T49/GA
Jul 21, 2023MSIII · Driver-only2ANY LOCATION TRANSPORT LLC 2941170TU90T49/GA
Jul 17, 2023ALI · Full8OOSL & T TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3718331TU90T49/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANY LOCATION TRANSPORT LLC2941170Jul 21, 2023Oct 5, 20233GA
L & T TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3718331Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231GA
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.
TU90T49GAANY LOCATION TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2023Oct 5, 20233
TU90T49GAL & T TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026