Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Big Tex

16VGX5129H2061200 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenNov 21, 2023
IA
Last seenJan 7, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
16VGX5129H2061200
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
061200

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
2017

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Jan 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2025NMI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Dec 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Nov 21, 2024MSI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Oct 2, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Sep 26, 2024AZI · Full1POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Jul 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Jul 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around1POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Jun 28, 2024AZII · Walk-around5OOSPOWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C764/TX
Mar 27, 2024AZI · Full1POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993296709K/TX
Nov 21, 2023IAIII · Driver-only5OOSLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157296709K/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 LLC2980993Mar 27, 2024Jan 7, 20259TX
LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC3661157Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 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.
249C764TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCJun 28, 2024Jan 7, 20258
296709KTXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
296709KTXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026