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From an NTEA member What does it mean when our customers ask if we are DOT-certified? The U.S. federal Department of Transportation (DOT) regulates planes, trains, vehicles (trucks, cars, buses, etc.) and ships. When...

From an NTEA member We are a truck equipment distributor, and some of our customers have recently been through motor carrier enforcement roadside inspections and have questions on cargo securement based on the...

NTEA periodically receives questions from upfitters, fleets and end users on what required emergency equipment, such as fire extinguishers, they need to operate their vehicles as a motor carrier. This topic comes up...

Overloading a commercial vehicle, and exceeding the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), individual gross axle weight ratings (GAWRs) or gross combined weight rating (GCWR) can cause many issues, such as operational...

From an NTEA member ​ We are a truck equipment distributor that regularly installs snowplows, and have heard that ballast weight can be used in the rear of the truck to offset weight of the plow on the front axle. Is...

From an NTEA member A customer received a ticket for not having reflective conspicuity treatment on their straight truck. Is this correct? We believe the requirement was only for trailers and semi-tractors. Also, how...

One of our customers is a fleet that operates and maintains work trucks. This fleet is buying new, incomplete chassis cabs from a local dealer and mounts their used truck bodies and/or equipment onto them. They also have...

As an upfitter that occasionally drives vehicles to the customer after completion, what requirements apply to us when our employees deliver the vehicles? Also, do our drivers need a commercial driver’s license?

Performing box removal on pickups is getting increasingly difficult, especially with the newer, advanced safety systems. What are our responsibilities as an upfitter?

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...