Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big Tex

16VGX3529K6049143 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 17
First seenDec 14, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 13, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
16VGX3529K6049143
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
049143

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 · 488 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 488 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
2019

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026ARI · Full1OOSSHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921245C178/TX
Oct 28, 2025COI · Full1SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921209C840/TX
Sep 18, 2025TNI · Full0SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921209C840/TX
Sep 9, 2025MOI · Full10SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3721921245C178/TX
Jun 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around2B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
May 15, 2025OKI · Full1B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Apr 19, 2025TNI · Full0B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Mar 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Feb 27, 2025TNI · Full0B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Sep 10, 2024OKI · Full2B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C1/TX
Sep 6, 2024IAII · Walk-around3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Aug 29, 2024MOI · Full2B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Jul 30, 2024VAI · Full4B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Jun 19, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647245C178/TX
Apr 7, 2024ILII · Walk-around2OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647209C840/TX
Mar 12, 2024KYI · Full0B & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647209C840/TX
Dec 14, 2023TNIII · Driver-only3OOSB & V EXPRESS LLC 3705647209C840/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLC3721921Sep 9, 2025Aug 13, 20264TX
B & V EXPRESS LLC3705647Dec 14, 2023Jun 4, 202513TX
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.
245C178TX2SHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 9, 2025Aug 13, 20262
209C840TXSHELBY TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 18, 2025Oct 28, 20252
245C178TXB & V EXPRESS LLCJun 19, 2024Jun 4, 20259
245C1TXB & V EXPRESS LLCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
209C840TXB & V EXPRESS LLCDec 14, 2023Apr 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026