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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.
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
Membership access
- This resource is not publicly available.
- To access the Guide, sign in to your NTEA member account or join NTEA online.
Copyright notice: No part of this proprietary publication may be reproduced or distributed without express written permission from NTEA.
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