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We are a work truck upfitter and have been asked to complete a vehicle on a chassis with a modified wheelbase. The new incomplete chassis will first go to another company, contracted by the selling dealer, before coming...

Our fleet and end-user partners are requesting turnkey work trucks from us, but we know there are additional emergency equipment items normally provided by the operator. Can you tell us what is required?

A motor carrier officer issued a warning that our license plate was not properly lighted. What are the requirements?

Some work truck upfitters may not fully understand their duties and obligations for submitting communications to NHTSA regarding defects.

We are a truck equipment distributor preparing for snowplow installations on pickups. Can you explain the associated certification requirements?

We are a truck equipment distributor that regularly installs partitions and bins and racks in cargo vans. A customer asked if our partitions are crash-rated for new vans, but we haven’t found any requirements directly...

One of our customers is a fleet that operates and maintains work trucks. This fleet often buys new incomplete chassis cabs from a local dealer and mounts used truck bodies and/or equipment onto new incomplete chassis to...

GVWR change requests should be handled with great caution — even in situations where they may seem easy to do.

Can you explain the difference between the tire and loading information label (vehicle placard) and load carrying modification label, including when each should be used?

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...