Tech Connections

What is the gross combined weight rating of a truck, and where do you find it?

A customer received a ticket for not having reflective tape on his work truck. Is this correct? We thought the reflective tape was...

We manufacture and install truck bodies. The guards positioned on the back of trucks and trailers look pretty much the same, but...

We are a work truck upfitter that mounts bodies on many lighter truck chassis. We have questions on how to meet Federal Motor...

We are a truck equipment distributor. Our medium- and heavy-duty truck customers frequently ask how much load they can carry. We...

There are many similarities between U.S. and Canadian motor vehicle safety certification processes — particularly regarding safety...

We are an upfitter that regularly installs snowplows. Many customers believe four-wheel drive trucks are always factory-prepped...

As a new upfitter, we need to better understand how to ensure the vehicles we build meet brake system requirements. Please help us...

With today’s driver requirements, such as electronic data loggers, some customers who traditionally use trucks with a 10,000-pound...

We are an upfitter, and one of our customers asked for a weight distribution. The software we use requires us to input center of...