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Driver field of view guidelines

I work for a truck equipment distributor that receives many requests for dash-mounted cameras and other similar accessories. We are concerned some items customers want to install are too large and will obstruct...

February 10, 2015

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Vehicle overloading a potential safety issue

We are an upfitter, and one of our fleet customers asked us to mount a large body and tank on a chassis they purchased. We are not comfortable with this combination and feel that the tank size is too large for the GVWR...

November 10, 2014

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Determining required emergency equipment

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...

October 11, 2014

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Are you using the right payload modification label?

We are a truck equipment distributor, and we regularly work on pickups and vans that have the Tire and Loading Information labels from the factory. Can you help us understand our requirements for these labels on the...

June 10, 2014

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Certification responsibilities for end-users that mount truck bodies on new, incomplete chassis

We are an upfitter, and a customer who operates and maintains a fleet of commercial trucks occasionally buys new, incomplete chassis-cabs from a local dealer and swaps over used truck bodies and/or equipment. This...

May 6, 2014

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Weight laws and the federal bridge formula: How is payload affected?

We are a truck equipment distributor, and our medium- and heavy-duty customers are always asking how much weight their trucks can carry. We would like to know how federal Bridge Law regulations can affect the maximum...

April 12, 2014

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Implications of reducing gross vehicle weight rating

We are a truck equipment distributor and have been receiving requests with new vehicle upfit orders from dealers to reduce the GVWR to 10,000 pounds for some light Class 3 chassis. The dealers are making these requests...

April 10, 2014

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Maximum center of gravity limitations for trucks 10,000 pounds GVWR and below

A customer recently brought in a new 2014 C/K 2500 HD pickup box delete chassis-cab and asked us to install a service body with a corner-mounted crane. We have done the calculations to ensure the finished work truck...

March 8, 2014

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)

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There's more to pickup box removal than meets the eye

We’re a truck equipment distributor, and occasionally a dealer or customer will ask us to remove the cargo box from the pickup and upfit the truck with a commercial body. The body could be for service/utility, platform...

November 10, 2013

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What's new with early warning reporting?

We are a truck equipment distributor and have heard that there are some changes to the early warning reporting requirements that may impact our company. We have not been able to connect with the National Highway Traffic...

November 8, 2013

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