Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V1F2823P2188956 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenMar 25, 2025
ME
Last seenFeb 4, 2026
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
16V1F2823P2188956
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
1F282

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
188956

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 5 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
2023

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 · Mar 25, 2025 – Feb 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2026MEII · Walk-around2ITG COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4176711T699347/NH
Mar 25, 2025MEI · Full1ADVANTAGE UTILITIES LLC 2922113T699347/NH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ITG COMMUNICATIONS LLC4176711Feb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261TN
ADVANTAGE UTILITIES LLC2922113Mar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251NH
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.
T699347NHITG COMMUNICATIONS LLCFeb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261
T699347NHADVANTAGE UTILITIES LLCMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026