Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4826S6365487 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenOct 15, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 14, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
16V3F4826S6365487
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
365487

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
2025

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 15, 2024 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026ARI · Full3OOSBRANTLEY SHIPPING LLC 3841491670495T/TN
Apr 2, 2026TXI · Full0ACME TRUCK LINE INC 5276751056TT/TN
Oct 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ACME TRUCK LINE INC 52767510567T/TN
Sep 21, 2025OKI · Full2ACME TRUCK LINE INC 52767510567T/TN
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ACME TRUCK LINE INC 52767510567T/TN
Oct 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSHAMILTON HOTSHOTS LLC 4268674510567T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANTLEY SHIPPING LLC3841491Aug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20261AR
ACME TRUCK LINE INC52767Apr 18, 2025Apr 2, 20264LA
HAMILTON HOTSHOTS LLC4268674Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241TX
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.
670495TTN2BRANTLEY SHIPPING LLCAug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20261
51056TTTNACME TRUCK LINE INCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
510567TTNACME TRUCK LINE INCApr 18, 2025Oct 19, 20253
510567TTNHAMILTON HOTSHOTS LLCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026