Determining center of gravity for truck bodies and equipment

April 27, 2018

Bob Raybuck

NTEA Director of Technical Services

We are an upfitter, and one of our customers asked for a weight distribution. The software we use requires us to input center of gravity for all the body and equipment components we install. How do we calculate center of gravity for a truck body or other equipment?

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