Elements of vehicle certification

February 28, 2020

Steve Spata

NTEA Technical Assistance Director

We’re opening a new truck equipment distribution business. Does certification of the trucks we build mean just labeling the vehicles when we’re finished building? Also, we’re considering building vehicles for customers in Canada. Is this the same for vehicles we would export?

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