Determining required emergency equipment

October 11, 2014

We are an upfitter, and many of our customers keep telling us that, as the final-stage manufacturer, we are required to provide fire extinguishers, flares and reflective triangles to meet all of the Department of Transportation regulations. Is this correct?

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