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Certification responsibilities for end-users that mount truck bodies on new, incomplete chassis
We are an upfitter, and a customer who operates and maintains a fleet of commercial trucks occasionally buys new, incomplete...
Vehicle Certification
Vehicle Upfitting Considerations
Used Vehicles
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Weight laws and the federal bridge formula: How is payload affected?
We are a truck equipment distributor, and our medium- and heavy-duty customers are always asking how much weight their trucks can...
General Regulation
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Guidance
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
Vehicle Weight Calculation
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Implications of reducing gross vehicle weight rating
We are a truck equipment distributor and have been receiving requests with new vehicle upfit orders from dealers to reduce the...
Federal Excise Tax (FET) Implications
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
Vehicle Weight Calculation
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Maximum center of gravity limitations for trucks 10,000 pounds GVWR and below
A customer recently brought in a new 2014 C/K 2500 HD pickup box delete chassis-cab and asked us to install a service body with a...
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
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There's more to pickup box removal than meets the eye
We’re a truck equipment distributor, and occasionally a dealer or customer will ask us to remove the cargo box from the pickup and...
Vehicle Upfitting Considerations
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What's new with early warning reporting?
We are a truck equipment distributor and have heard that there are some changes to the early warning reporting requirements that...
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Chassis Precautions When Welding or Plasma Cutting
We have been told that when welding on a new chassis, we need to disconnect many electronic control modules, including the...
Chassis Integrations
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How OEMs determine gross vehicle weight rating
We’re a truck equipment distributor and have noticed that on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, the GVWR is normally equal to the sum...
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
Vehicle Weight Calculation
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The significance of unloaded vehicle weight
We are a truck equipment distributor, and we have noticed the term unloaded vehicle weight mentioned a number of times in body...
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
Vehicle Weight Calculation
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Resources for body mounting procedures
We are an upfitter and want to make sure we’re installing our bodies correctly. Are there any resources available to upfitters...
Vehicle Upfitting Considerations
Chassis Integrations
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