OEM Chassis Considerations Guide

NTEA’s proprietary guide for OEMs and truck-mounted equipment designers, offering strategic recommendations from upfitters and body manufacturers on chassis design for vocational markets such as ambulances, cranes, snowplows, and vans.
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NTEA developed the OEM Chassis Considerations Guide to support OEM product developers and truck-mounted equipment designers. It provides strategic insights from the perspective of truck body manufacturers and vehicle upfitters to help optimize chassis design and functionality for real-world vocational needs.

Purpose

  • Inform OEM design and engineering teams of upfitter and end-user requirements
  • Anticipate design challenges across key vocational markets
  • Guide decision-making in chassis layout, electrical systems, and safety compliance

Core topics

  • Chassis features and functions
  • Electrical needs
  • Regulatory and safety considerations
  • Vocational market and design challenges

Vocational segments addressed

  • Ambulances
  • Articulating cranes
  • Cargo van interiors
  • Dump bodies
  • Mid-size buses
  • Propane trucks
  • Service bodies and telescopic cranes
  • Snowplows
  • Van bodies

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Copyright notice: No part of this proprietary publication may be reproduced or distributed without express written permission from NTEA.