Excise Tax Enquirer

Overweight, over-width vehicles could be subject to FET

February 1, 2000
Rose-Michele Nardi
Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC
We manufacture and sell water tank trucks with chassis that are rated above 33,000 pounds GVW. These vehicles are overweight and over-width for state highway use. The water tanks are welded to standard truck chassis that we buy from a dealer. Are these vehicles nontaxable because they are not highway vehicles?
THIS CONTENT REQUIRES NTEA MEMBERSHIP
Sign in for access
Not a member?
Make NTEA your Association today and unlock access to exclusive resources, tools and insights.
Join online

Recommended Articles

Regulatory

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards removal of obsolete regulatory text from FMVSS 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 213a, 214, 216, 217, 222, 301, 303 and 304

NHTSA has issued notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to remove unnecessary regulatory text from various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Comments must be received within 60 days of May 30, 2025. Comments are...
June 17, 2025
Association News

NTEA’s vehicle engineering and compliance resources provide solutions

NTEA’s technical services department is a vital resource for members. Staff engineers with more than 100 years of combined commercial vehicle industry experience provide in-depth solutions to technical questions and...
May 6, 2025