Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4821M6027790 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 17
First seenJul 25, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 10, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
16V3F4821M6027790
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
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
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
027790

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 · 2,099 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 2,099 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
2021

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 25, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026AZI · Full2OOSBETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Mar 11, 2026AZI · Full7OOSBETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Nov 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSBETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Aug 6, 2025MOI · Full1OOSBETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Jul 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
May 20, 2025TXI · Full2BETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Mar 24, 2025DEI · Full2OOSBETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Mar 20, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2BETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 4261707814116K/TX
Aug 5, 2024TXI · Full3CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
May 21, 2024MSI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Apr 5, 2024INII · Walk-around0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Mar 25, 2024TXI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Jan 22, 2024TXI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Dec 19, 2023TXI · Full1CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Sep 5, 2023TXI · Full0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Sep 4, 2023TXI · Full5CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
Jul 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC 3178406814116K/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC4261707Mar 20, 2025Aug 10, 20268TX
CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLC3178406Jul 25, 2023Aug 5, 20249TX
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.
814116KTX2BETTER FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLCMar 20, 2025Aug 10, 20268
814116KTX2CALEX TRANSPORTS SOLUTIONS LLCJul 25, 2023Aug 5, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026